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SUBMITTER: Bolling BG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4584295 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bolling Bethany G BG Weaver Scott C SC Tesh Robert B RB Vasilakis Nikos N
Viruses 20150910 9
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), especially those transmitted by mosquitoes, are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in humans and animals worldwide. Recent discoveries indicate that mosquitoes are naturally infected with a wide range of other viruses, many within taxa occupied by arboviruses that are considered insect-specific. Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in the literature describing novel insect-specific virus detection in mosquitoes, which has p ...[more]