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Open AccessAedes aegypti Argonaute 2 controls arbovirus infection and host mortality
Ae. aegypti mosquitoes transmit some of the most important human viral diseases that are responsible for a significant public health burden worldwide. The small interfering RNA (siRNA) pathway is considered the m...
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Open AccessRelish2 mediates bursicon homodimer-induced prophylactic immunity in the mosquito Aedes aegypti
Bursicon is a neuropeptide hormone consisting of two cystine-knot proteins (burs α and burs β), responsible for cuticle tanning and other developmental processes in insects. Recent studies show that each bursi...
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Open AccessInfection pattern and transmission potential of chikungunya virus in two New World laboratory-adapted Aedes aegypti strains
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne virus belonging to the Togaviridae, which is transmitted to humans by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. We describe the infection pattern of CHIKV in two Ne...