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Molecular studies with Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), mosquito transmitting the dengue virus

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Dengue is an infectious viral disease, which can present a wide clinical picture, ranging from oligo or asymptomatic forms, to bleeding and shock, and can progress to death. The disease problem has increased in recent years, especially in urban and suburban areas of tropical and subtropical regions. There are five dengue viruses, called serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, DEN-4, and DEN-5), which belong to the Flaviviridae family and are transmitted to humans through infected mosquito bites, with the main vector the Aedes aegypti mosquito (Linnaeus, 1762). Studies performed with Ae. aegypti, aimed at their identification and analysis of their population structure, are fundamental to improve understanding of the epidemiology of dengue, as well for the definition of strategic actions that reduce the transmission of this disease. Therefore, considering the importance of such research to the development of programs to combat dengue, the present review considers the techniques used for the molecular identification, and evaluation of the genetic variability of Ae. aegypti.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Gradução em Biotecnologia da Rede Renorbio, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses, 1966, Vila Bacanga, São Luís, MA, 65065-545, Brazil

    Luciana Patrícia Lima Alves Pereira, Maria Cristiane Aranha Brito, Felipe Bastos Araruna, Marcelo Souza de Andrade, Denise Fernandes Coutinho Moraes, Antônio Carlos Romão Borges & Emygdia Rosa do Rêgo Barros Pires Leal

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    Marcelo Souza de Andrade & Emygdia Rosa do Rêgo Barros Pires Leal

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Pereira, L.P.L.A., Brito, M.C.A., Araruna, F.B. et al. Molecular studies with Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), mosquito transmitting the dengue virus. Parasitol Res 116, 2057–2063 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-017-5484-0

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