Vectors of Health: Epidemics, Ecologies, and the Reinvention of Mosquito Science in Brazil
The Aedes aegypti mosquito can be a disease vector, transmitting pathogenic viruses that are harmful to human health, such as Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. Since the early 20th century, this insect has been the focus of scientific research and public health campaigns, framed as a conv...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2022
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139970 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2564-629X |