Survival rate, blood feeding habits and sibling species composition of Aedes simpsoni complex: Implications for arbovirus transmission risk in East Africa.

• Main Authors: Winnie W Kamau (Author), Rosemary Sang (Author), Edwin O Ogola (Author), Gilbert Rotich (Author), Caroline Getugi (Author), Sheila B Agha (Author), Nelson Menza (Author), Baldwyn Torto (Author), David P Tchouassi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aedes simpsoni complex has a wide distribution in Africa and comprises at least three described sub-species including the yellow fever virus (YFV) vector Ae. bromeliae. To date, the distribution and relative contributions of the sub-species and/or subpopulations including bionomic characteristics in...