Fluctuations at a low mean temperature accelerate dengue virus transmission by Aedes aegypti.

• Main Authors: Lauren B Carrington (Author), M Veronica Armijos (Author), Louis Lambrechts (Author), Thomas W Scott (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Environmental factors such as temperature can alter mosquito vector competence for arboviruses. Results from recent studies indicate that daily fluctuations around an intermediate mean temperature (26°C) reduce vector competence of Aedes aeygpti for dengue viruses (DENV). Theoretical pre...