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Vector Competence Analyses on Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes using Zika Virus
Published on: May 31, 2020
[Zika virus and their means of delivery, rather than Aedes]
Luis Del Carpio-Orantes1, María María González-Clemente
1Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Zona 71, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de México, México. neurona23@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
In the present work an exposition of the most frequent vectors of the arboviruses is made highlighting the ones of the genus Aedes, of these in each geographic distribution there are specific subgeneros, in Africa emphasizes A. africanus, A. opok and A. vitatus like those in charge of The propagation of arboviruses. In Asia and Oceania, A. hensilii and A. polynesiensis stand out, and A. albopictus, in addition to A. koreicus and A. japonicus, the latter also responsible for dissemination in North America. It is mentioned in the wave that struck to South America the greater importance of other genera like Culex, emphasizing C. pipiens, C. perfuscus, C. quinquefasciatus and C. nigripalpus; Also genera like Anopheles emphasizing A. coustani, A. albimanus and A. pseudopunctipennis (Central America and Mexico). Therefore the importance of other vectors other than Aedes as the participants in the American wave is pointed out.

