Experimental Adaptation of the Yellow Fever Virus to the Mosquito Aedes albopictus and Potential risk of urban epidemics in Brazil, South America

Abstract Despite the availability of an efficient vaccine, Yellow fever (YF), a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, is still a threat. In Brazil, the yellow fever virus (YFV) has been restricted to a jungle cycle for more than 70 years. However, YFV has recently invaded populated cities in the...

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Main Authors: Fadila Amraoui, Adrien Pain, Géraldine Piorkowski, Marie Vazeille, Dinair Couto-Lima, Xavier de Lamballerie, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Anna-Bella Failloux
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a6f8627a38394888b4b1ae1c25d87369
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