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. 2002 Nov-Dec;96(6):611-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90326-3.

Vector competence of Brazilian Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus for a Brazilian yellow fever virus isolate

Barbara W Johnson  1 , Trudy V Chambers, Mary B Crabtree, Ana M B Filippis, Paulo T R Vilarinhos, Marcelo C Resende, Maria de Lourdes G Macoris, Barry R Miller
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Vector competence of Brazilian Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus for a Brazilian yellow fever virus isolate

Barbara W Johnson et al. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Because the potential urban yellow fever (YF) mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are at historical highs in Brazil, both in terms of density and geographical range, we assessed the risk of an urban YF epidemic in Brazil. We evaluated and confirmed in a laboratory setting the vector competence of Brazilian Ae. aegypti for a currently circulating strain of YF virus, and investigated the potential for Brazilian Ae. albopictus to transmit YF.

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