Costs of an Aedes aegypti vector control program
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Aedes aegypti as a Vector of Flavivirus
Aedes aegypti, is an invasive black and white striped day biting mosquito which bites human and animals with the potential to transmit various arboviruses including flaviviruses. It is believed to be originated from Africa before it spreads to other part of the world. Only the female mosquito is capable of transmitting these viruses, since it primarily feeds on human blood. Over the past decade...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1678-4464,0102-311X
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00242318