Vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti for dengue virus type 2 is reduced with co-infection of Metarhizium anisopliae.

• Main Authors: Javier A Garza-Hernández (Author), Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez (Author), Ma Isabel Salazar (Author), Tanya L Russell (Author), Monsuru A Adeleke (Author), Erik de J de Luna-Santillana (Author), Filiberto Reyes-Villanueva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Aedes aegypti, is the major dengue vector and a worldwide public health threat combated basically by chemical insecticides. In this study, the vectorial competence of Ae. aegypti co-infected with a mildly virulent Metarhizium anisopliae and fed with blood infected with...