title: Vector competence of North and South American strains of Aedes albopictus for certain arboviruses: a review.
abstract: Since the introduction of Aedes albopictus into North and South America, 18 viruses in 3 families have been used in vector competence studies involving 10 North American and 4 South American geographic strains of Ae. albopictus. This review summarizes the results of these studies and discusses the potential of Ae. albopictus to become a vector of arboviruses of public health importance in areas of the Western Hemisphere where it has recently become established.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Fort Collins, CO 80522.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D009656:North America; D013020:South America; D013045:Species Specificity