The genetic structure of Aedes aegypti populations is driven by boat traffic in the Peruvian Amazon.

• Main Authors: Sarah Anne J Guagliardo (Author), Yoosook Lee (Author), Amanda A Pierce (Author), Jacklyn Wong (Author), Yui Yin Chu (Author), Amy C Morrison (Author), Helvio Astete (Author), Berry Brosi (Author), Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec (Author), Thomas W Scott (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author), Steven T Stoddard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the Americas, as in much of the rest of the world, the dengue virus vector Aedes aegypti is found in close association with human habitations, often leading to high population densities of mosquitoes in urban settings. In the Peruvian Amazon, this vector has been expanding to rural communities ov...