Arbovirus-mosquito interactions and vector specificity.
Mosquito-borne arboviruses cause important and expanding disease problems. In this article, Colin Leake reviews the increasing knowledge of the complex interaction of arboviruses with their mosquito vectors and mosquito cells, in vitro, and considers the factors influencing vector specificity and vector competence.
Vector Biology Unit, Department of Medical Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WCIE 7HT, UK.
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