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DNA barcoding reveals taxonomic gaps and cryptic diversity in mosquito vectors from arbovirus-active coastal ecosystems of Colombia.
Acta tropica - 1 Sept 2026
Hoyos-López Richard Onalbi, Toro-Cantillo Angie, Fernández Nelson, Gallego-Gómez Juan Carlos
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BACKGROUND: Mangrove-coastal ecosystems in the Colombian Caribbean combine high mosquito diversity, migratory birds, vertebrate reservoirs, and documented circulation of medically important arboviruses. Reliable vector identification in these systems is limited by morphological complexity and incomplete public barcode reference libraries. METHODS: Adult mosquitoes collected in coastal rural localities of Córdoba...
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