Risk assessment of urban yellow fever virus transmission in Kenya: is Aedes aegypti an efficient vector?

Risk assessment of urban yellow fever virus transmission in Kenya: is Aedes aegypti an efficient vector?

The absence of urban yellow fever epidemics in East Africa remains a mystery amidst the proliferation of Aedes aegypti in this region. To understand the transmission dynamics of the disease, we tested urban (Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nairobi) Aedes mosquito populations in Kenya for their susceptibility t...

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Main Authors: Sheila B. Agha, David P. Tchouassi, Michael J. Turell, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Rosemary Sang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Aedes bromeliae
vector competence
yellow fever virus
urbanization
East Africa
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2022.2063762

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