Origin of the Dengue Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti , in California: e3029

Author Summary Dengue fever is a vector-borne disease that has dramatically increased in frequency and severity in recent decades, affecting over half of the world's population. Eggs were hatched at the Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health insectary and reared to adults for identificat...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2014-07, Vol.8 (7)
Main Authors: Gloria-Soria, Andrea, Brown, Julia E, Kramer, Vicki, Yoshimizu, Melissa Hardstone, Powell, Jeffrey R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dengue fever
Disease
Genetic diversity
Laboratories
Mosquitoes
Principal components analysis
Public health
Tropical diseases
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Summary:Author Summary Dengue fever is a vector-borne disease that has dramatically increased in frequency and severity in recent decades, affecting over half of the world's population. Eggs were hatched at the Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health insectary and reared to adults for identification and preservation in 100% ethanol at -20°C. Mosquitoes included in this study came directly from the field, from multiple oviposition traps, unless indicated in Table S1.\n Prior to this study, we had very sparse sampling from Arizona and northern Mexico; this delayed our analyses by several months while additional samples from this region were obtained and genotyped. More extensive reference databases of genetically fingerprinted human disease vector populations would greatly aid public health efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of vector-borne diseases.
ISSN:1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003029