High risk for chikungunya virus to initiate an enzootic sylvatic cycle in the tropical Americas.
<h4>Background</h4>Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has dispersed in the Americas since 2013, and its range of distribution has overlapped large forested areas. Herein, we assess vector competence of two sylvatic Neotropical mosquito species, Haemagogus leucocelaenus and Aedes terrens, to evalu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005698 |