Refractoriness of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) to dual infection with dengue and chikungunya virus.
In this study, artificial membrane feeding technique was used to orally feed Aedes aegypti with dengue and chikungunya viruses. Virus detection was carried out by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The study did not detect dual infection of Ae. aegypti with dengue and chikungunya virus from the same pool or from individual mosquitoes. Oral receptivity of Ae. aegypti to chikungunya virus was higher than that of dengue virus.
Medical Entomology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Center, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rohania@imr.gov.my
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D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction