Insecticide resistance, fitness and susceptibility to Zika infection of an interbred Aedes aegypti population from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aedes aegypti is a vector of high relevance, since it transmits several arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Studies on vector biology are usually conducted with laboratory strains presenting a di...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - June 8, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Carlucio Rocha dos Santos, Cynara de Melo Rodovalho, Willy Jablonka, Ademir Jesus Martins, Jos é Bento Pereira Lima, Luciana dos Santos Dias, Mário Alberto Cardoso da Silva Neto and Georgia Correa Atella Tags: Research Source Type: research