Chikungunya virus dissemination from the midgut of Aedes aegypti is associated with temporal basal lamina degradation during bloodmeal digestion
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005976
Abstract: In the mosquito, the midgut epithelium is the initial tissue to become infected with an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) that has been acquired from a vertebrate host along with a viremic bloodmeal. Following its replication in… read more here.
Keywords: bloodmeal; midgut; bloodmeal digestion; virus ... See more keywords