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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 96, Issue 6, Pages 611-613Publisher
ROYAL SOC TROPICAL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90326-3
Keywords
yellow fever; Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; vector competence; Brazil
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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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