Urbanization increases Aedes albopictus larval habitats and accelerates mosquito development and survivorship.

• Main Authors: Yiji Li (Author), Fatmata Kamara (Author), Guofa Zhou (Author), Santhosh Puthiyakunnon (Author), Chunyuan Li (Author), Yanxia Liu (Author), Yanhe Zhou (Author), Lijie Yao (Author), Guiyun Yan (Author), Xiao-Guang Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aedes albopictus is a very invasive and aggressive insect vector that causes outbreaks of dengue fever, chikungunya disease, and yellow fever in many countries. Vector ecology and disease epidemiology are strongly affected by environmental changes. Urbanization is a worldwide trend and is one of the...