Presented for World Environmental Health Day, September 26, 2016 in Greenville, North Carolina.Commercially available blood can be
used as an alternative to live animals to
feed mosquitoes; however, the extent to
which alternative blood sources affect
mosquito vector competence for dengue
virus (DENV, familyFlaviviridae, genus
Flavivirus) is unknown and may have
implications for evaluating results of
laboratory vector competence
experiments. We aim to improve
mosquito colony propagation techniques
and inform future research using
artificial blood delivery methods to assess
vector competence.
Objective
•To determine the extent to which commercially available blood source affects life table characteristics and vector competence of Aedes albopictusfor DENV
