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Vector competence of Aedes aegypti populations from Kilifi and Nairobi for dengue 2 virus and the influence of temperature

BACKGROUND: Susceptibility of Ae. aegypti mosquito to dengue virus (DENV) varies geographically and can be influenced by climatic factors such as temperature, which affect the incidence, seasonality and distribution of vector-borne diseases. The first outbreak of dengue fever (DF) in Kenya occured i...

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Autores principales: Chepkorir, Edith, Lutomiah, Joel, Mutisya, James, Mulwa, Francis, Limbaso, Konongoi, Orindi, Benedict, Ng’ang’a, Zipporah, Sang, Rosemary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4261593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25223760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-435