Phylogeography and invasion history of Aedes aegypti, the Dengue and Zika mosquito vector in Cape Verde islands (West Africa)

• Authors: Salgueiro P, Serrano C, Gomes B, Alves J, Sousa CA, Abecasis A, Pinto J
• Publication Year: 2019
• Journal: Evolutionary Applications
• Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6752157/

Aedes‐borne arboviruses have spread globally with outbreaks of vast impact on human populations and health systems. The West African archipelago of Cape Verde had its first outbreak of Dengue in 2009, at the time the largest recorded in Africa, and was one of the few African countries affected by the Zika virus epidemic. Aedes aegypti was the […]
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