Background: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus associated with epidemics of acute and chronic arthritic disease in humans. Aedes albopictus has emerged as an important new natural vector for CHIKV transmission; however, mouse models for studying transmission have not been developed.
Authors | Hugo, Leon E.; Prow, Natalie A.; Tang, Bing; Devine, Greg; Suhrbier, Andreas |
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Journal | PARASITES & VECTORS |
Pages | |
Volume | 9 |
Date | 1/10/2016 |
Grant ID | APP1078468 |
Funding Body | National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1186/s13071-016-1838-1 |