<i>Aedes aegypti</i> Mosquito (IMAGE)

Purdue University

<i>Aedes aegypti</i> Mosquito

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Dengue virus is transmitted primarily by the mosquito <i>Aedes aegypti</i>, shown here taking a blood meal. A Purdue University study identified changes in lipids in cells from the mosquito midgut, the primary site for virus amplification. A trace of the output from mass spectrometry is shown at the bottom as a spiky white line.

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(Purdue University photo/ Rodney McPhail)

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