Urbanization Increases Aedes albopictus Larval Habitats and Accelerates Mosquito Development and Survivorship

Yiji Li; Fatmata Kamara; Guofa Zhou; Santhosh Puthiyakunnon; Chunyuan Li; Yanxia Liu; Yanhe Zhou; Lijie Yao; Guiyun Yan; Xiao-Guang Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003301

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Urbanization Increases Aedes albopictus Larval Habitats and Accelerates Mosquito Development and Survivorship

Yiji Li,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Fatmata Kamara,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Guofa Zhou,

Affiliation Program in Public Health, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Santhosh Puthiyakunnon,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Chunyuan Li,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Yanxia Liu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Yanhe Zhou,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Lijie Yao,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Guiyun Yan,

Affiliation Program in Public Health, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Xiao-Guang Chen

* E-mail: xgchen2001@hotmail.com

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Guangdong Higher Institutes, Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Urbanization Increases Aedes albopictus Larval Habitats and Accelerates Mosquito Development and Survivorship

Yiji Li,
Fatmata Kamara,
Guofa Zhou,
Santhosh Puthiyakunnon,
Chunyuan Li,
Yanxia Liu,
Yanhe Zhou,
Lijie Yao,
Guiyun Yan,
Xiao-Guang Chen

Published: November 13, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003301

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