dengue infection increases the locomotor activity of aedes aegypti females登革热感染增加了埃及伊蚊的运动活动的女性.pdfVIP

Dengue Infection Increases the Locomotor Activity of Aedes aegypti Females 1. 1. 2 ´ 3 Tamara N. Lima-Camara , Rafaela V. Bruno , Paula M. Luz , Marcia G. Castro , Ricardo Lourenc¸o-de-Oliveira3, Marcos H. F. Sorgine4,5, Alexandre A. Peixoto1,5* ´ ´ ´ 1 Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular de Insetos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2 Laboratorio de Pesquisa Clınica em DST AIDS, Instituto de ´ ´ ´ Pesquisa Clınica Evandro Chagas, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 Laboratorio de Transmissores de Hematozoarios, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, ´ ´ Brazil, 4 Programa de Biologia Molecular e Biotecnologia, Instituto de Bioquımica Medica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 Instituto ˆ Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular (INCT-EM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Abstract Background: Aedes aegypti is the main vector of the virus causing Dengue fever, a disease that has increased dramatically in importance in recent decades, affecting many tropical and sub-tropical areas of the globe. It is known that viruses and other parasites can potentially alter vector behavior. We investigated whether infection with Dengue virus modifies the behavior of Aedes aegypti females with respect to their activity level. Methods/Principal Findings: We