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SUBMITTER: Reiskind MH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3330706 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reiskind Michael H MH Westbrook Catherine J CJ Lounibos L Philip LP
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 20100601 1
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) recently emerged as a global threat to public health through its adaptation to the cosmopolitan mosquito Aedes albopictus Skuse. Aedes albopictus is highly susceptible to the emergent strain of CHIKV, relative to the historical vector of CHIKV, Aedes aegypti (L.). We hypothesized that the high susceptibility of Ae. albopictus to CHIKV may have a cost in terms of longevity and fecundity among infected vs non-infected mosquitoes, relative to Ae. aegypti. We performed a lo ...[more]