Morphology and taxonomic status of Aedes aegypti populations across Senegal.

Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses to humans. In Africa, two subspecies, Ae. aegypti aegypti (Aaa) and Ae. aegypti formosus (Aaf) have been described. Until very recently, it was considered that the two forms were sympatric in East Africa and th...

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Main Authors: Babacar Diouf, Ibrahima Dia, Ndeye Marie Sene, El Hadji Ndiaye, Mawlouth Diallo, Diawo Diallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242576