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The queenslandensis and the type Form of the Dengue Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti L.) Are Genomically Indistinguishable.

Gordana RašićIgor FilipovićAshley G CallahanDarren StanfordAbigail ChanSai Gek Lam-PhuaCheong Huat TanAry Anthony Hoffmann
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2016)
Aedes aegypti queenslandensis are genomically indistinguishable from the type form, which points to these forms freely interbreeding at least in Australia and Singapore. Based on our findings, it is unlikely that the presence of very pale Ae. aegypti will affect the success of Aedes control programs based on Wolbachia-infected, sterile or RIDL mosquitoes.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • zika virus
  • dengue virus
  • public health