Adult survivorship of the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti varies seasonally in central Vietnam.

• Main Authors: Leon E Hugo (Author), Jason A L Jeffery (Author), Brendan J Trewin (Author), Leesa F Wockner (Author), Thi Yen Nguyen (Author), Hoang Le Nguyen (Author), Le Trung Nghia (Author), Emma Hine (Author), Peter A Ryan (Author), Brian H Kay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The survival characteristics of the mosquito Aedes aegypti affect transmission rates of dengue because transmission requires infected mosquitoes to survive long enough for the virus to infect the salivary glands. Mosquito survival is assumed to be high in tropical, dengue endemic, countries like Vie...