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Vector competence of populations of Aedes aegypti from three distinct cities in Kenya for chikungunya virus

BACKGROUND: In April, 2004, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Kenya and eventually spread to the islands in the Indian Ocean basin, South-East Asia, and the Americas. The virus, which is often associated with high levels of viremia in humans, is mostly transmitted by the urban vector, Aedes ae...

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Autores principales: Agha, Sheila B., Chepkorir, Edith, Mulwa, Francis, Tigoi, Caroline, Arum, Samwel, Guarido, Milehna M., Ambala, Peris, Chelangat, Betty, Lutomiah, Joel, Tchouassi, David P., Turell, Michael J., Sang, Rosemary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28820881
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005860