Sugar feeding protects against arboviral infection by enhancing gut immunity in the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti.

As mosquito females require a blood meal to reproduce, they can act as vectors of numerous pathogens, such as arboviruses (e.g. Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses), which constitute a substantial worldwide public health burden. In addition to blood meals, mosquito females can also take sugar meals...

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Auteurs principaux: Floriane Almire, Selim Terhzaz, Sandra Terry, Melanie McFarlane, Rommel J Gestuveo, Agnieszka M Szemiel, Margus Varjak, Alma McDonald, Alain Kohl, Emilie Pondeville
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Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/a90bb17098b84dda9b34aaed704a73c5
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