Gene flow, subspecies composition, and dengue virus-2 susceptibility among Aedes aegypti collections in Senegal.
BackgroundAedes aegypti, the "yellow fever mosquito", is the primary vector to humans of the four serotypes Tube Bending Spring of dengue viruses (DENV1-4) and yellow fever virus (YFV) and is a known vector of Chikungunya virus.There are two recognized subspecies of Ae.aegypti sensu latu (s.l.): the presumed ancestral form, Ae.aegypti formosus (Aaf