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Increased blood meal size and feeding frequency compromise Aedes aegypti midgut integrity and enhance dengue virus dissemination

Aedes aegypti is a highly efficient vector for numerous pathogenic arboviruses including dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus, and yellow fever virus. This efficiency can in part be attributed to their frequent feeding behavior. We previously found that acquisition of a second, full, non-infectious blood...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Rebecca M., Cozens, Duncan W., Ferdous, Zannatul, Armstrong, Philip M., Brackney, Doug E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10619875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37910475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011703