Incrimination of Aedes (Stegomyia) hensilli Farner as an epidemic vector of chikungunya virus on Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia, 2013

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 429-436

  Savage, Harry M ^a   Ledermann, Jeremy P ^a   Yug, Laurence ^b   Burkhalter, Kristen L ^a   Marfel, Maria ^b   Hancock, W Thane ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Yap Hospital Yap State Department of Health   (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES HENSILLI; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; STEGOMYIA;

VIRUS DNA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MICRONESIA; PHYLOGENY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84922287124     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: 14761645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0374     Document Type: Article

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