Vector Competence of French Polynesian Aedes aegypti and Aedes polynesiensis for Zika Virus.
BACKGROUND:In 2013-2014, French Polynesia experienced for the first time a Zika outbreak. Two Aedes mosquitoes may have contributed to Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission in French Polynesia: the worldwide distributed Ae. aegypti and the Polynesian islands-endemic Ae. polynesiensis mosquito. METHODOLOGY/...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5031459?pdf=render |