Yellow fever virus susceptibility of two mosquito vectors from Kenya, East Africa.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 106(6): 387-9, 2012 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22521217
ABSTRACT
Yellow fever is an unpredictable disease of increasing epidemic threat in East Africa. Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti has never been implicated as a vector in this region and recent outbreaks have involved a newly emerging virus genotype (East African). To better understand the increasing epidemic risk of yellow fever in East Africa, this study is the first to investigate the vector competence for an emerging East African virus genotype in Kenyan A. aegypti sensu latu (s.l) and A. (Stegomyia) simpsoni s.l. mosquito species. Using first filial generation mosquitoes and a low passage yellow fever virus, this study demonstrated that although A. aegypti s.l. is a competent vector, A. simpsoni s.l. is likely a more efficient vector.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre Amarela
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Vírus da Febre Amarela
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Surtos de Doenças
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Aedes
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Insetos Vetores
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos