Yellow fever virus infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
The absence of urban yellow fever virus (YFV) in Bolivian cities has been attributed to the lack of competent urban mosquito vectors. Experiments with Aedes aegypti from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, demonstrated infection (100%), dissemination (20%), and transmission of a Bolivian YFV strain (CENETROP-322).
Mutebi
John-Paul
JP
Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gianella
Alberto
A
Travassos da Rosa
Amelia
A
Tesh
Robert B
RB
Barrett
Alan D T
AD
Higgs
Stephen
S
D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D001838:Bolivia; D006224:Cricetinae; D007303:Insect Vectors; D051379:Mice; D014774:Virulence; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000635:transmission; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000502:physiology*