Genetic Diversity and Phylogeny of Aedes aegypti, the Main Arbovirus Vector in the Pacific.

• Main Authors: Elodie Calvez (Author), Laurent Guillaumot (Author), Laurent Millet (Author), Jérôme Marie (Author), Hervé Bossin (Author), Vineshwaran Rama (Author), Akata Faamoe (Author), Sosiasi Kilama (Author), Magali Teurlai (Author), Françoise Mathieu-Daudé (Author), Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The Pacific region is an area unique in the world, composed of thousands of islands with differing climates and environments. The spreading and establishment of the mosquito Aedes aegypti in these islands might be linked to human migration. Ae. aegypti is the major vector of arboviruses (...