Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6127565 | Acta Tropica | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
- Both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are considered the vectors of dengue fever.
- Ae. aegypti appears only below the Tropic of Cancer in the south of Taiwan.
- Distribution of indigenous dengue cases highly overlaps where Ae. aegypti breeds.
- The dengue outbreak is initiated by Ae. aegypti, mostly in southern Taiwan.
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Authors
Chao-Fu Yang, Jion-Nun Hou, Tien-Huang Chen, Wei-June Chen,