Tracing the Tiger: Population Genetics Provides Valuable Insights into the Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus Invasion of the Australasian Region

W. Beebe, Nigel; Ambrose, Luke; A. Hill, Lydia; Davis, Joseph; Hapgood, George; D. Cooper, Robert; C. Russell, Richard; A. Ritchie, Scott; J. Reimer, Lisa; F. Lobo, Neil; Syafruddin, Din; F. van den Hurk, Andrew

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002361

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Tracing the Tiger: Population Genetics Provides Valuable Insights into the Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus Invasion of the Australasian Region

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Aug 8, 2013

Authors:

Nigel W. Beebe

Luke Ambrose

Lydia A. Hill

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The range of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is expanding globally, raising the threat of emerging and re-emerging arbovirus transmission risks including dengue and chikungunya. Its detection in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) southern Fly River coastal region in 1988 and 1992 placed ...

Subject

Aedes albopictus

Population

Biology

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