Enhanced Vector Competence of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Torres Strait Compared with Mainland Australia for Dengue 2 and 4 Viruses

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 950-956

  Knox, T B ^a   Kay, B H ^a   Hall, R A ^a   Ryan, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Dengue; Transmission; Vector competence; Virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DENGUE VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS TYPE 2; DENGUE VIRUS TYPE 4; DIPTERA;

EID: 1642447762     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.950     Document Type: Article

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