Sialic Acid Expression in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti and Its Possible Role in Dengue Virus-Vector Interactions

Dengue fever (DF) is the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease which affects humans. DF is caused by the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes, which are transmitted to the host by the mosquito Aedes aegypti that has key roles in DENV infection, replication, and viral transmission (vector compe...

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Main Authors: Jorge Cime-Castillo, Philippe Delannoy, Guillermo Mendoza-Hernández, Verónica Monroy-Martínez, Anne Harduin-Lepers, Humberto Lanz-Mendoza, Fidel de la Cruz Hernández-Hernández, Edgar Zenteno, Carlos Cabello-Gutiérrez, Blanca H. Ruiz-Ordaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/504187