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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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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