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High Efficiency of Temperate Aedes albopictus to Transmit Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses in the Southeast of France

BACKGROUND: Since 2005, cases of chikungunya (CHIK) were caused by an unusual vector, Aedes albopictus. This mosquito, present in Europe since 1979, has gained importance since its involvement in the first CHIK outbreak in Italy in 2007. The species is capable of transmitting experimentally 26 arbov...

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Autores principales: Vega-Rua, Anubis, Zouache, Karima, Caro, Valerie, Diancourt, Laure, Delaunay, Pascal, Grandadam, Marc, Failloux, Anna-Bella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3601061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23527259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059716