Molecular characterization of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) of Easter Island based on analysis of the mitochondrial ND4 gene | Zendy

Claudia Andrea Núñez | Zendy; Christian R. González | Zendy; Víctor Obreque | Zendy; Brenda Riquelme | Zendy; Carolina Reyes | Zendy; Mabel López Rojas | Zendy

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Molecular characterization of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) of Easter Island based on analysis of the mitochondrial ND4 gene

Author(s) -

Claudia Andrea Núñez,

Christian R. González,

Víctor Obreque,

Brenda Riquelme,

Carolina Reyes,

Mabel López Rojas

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

revista brasileira de entomologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 1806-9665

pISSN - 0085-5626

DOI - 10.1016/j.rbe.2016.03.001

Subject(s) - biology , aedes aegypti , dengue fever , outbreak , chikungunya , virology , vector (molecular biology) , arbovirus , aedes , serotype , lineage (genetic) , dengue virus , mitochondrial dna , virus , gene , genetics , ecology , larva , recombinant dna

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the main vector of viruses Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. Shortly after the first report of the dengue vector Ae. aegypti in Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in late 2000, the first disease outbreak dengue occurred. Viral serotyping during the 2002 outbreak revealed a close relationship with Pacific DENV-1 genotype IV viruses, supporting the idea that the virus most likely originated in Tahiti. Mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (ND4) DNA sequences generated from 68 specimens of Ae. aegypti from Easter Island reporting a unique finding of a single maternal lineage of Ae. aegypti on Easter Island

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