Fig. 3: Comparison of trait dynamics during historic dengue outbreaks. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Comparison of trait dynamics during historic dengue outbreaks.

From: Role of vector phenotypic plasticity in disease transmission as illustrated by the spread of dengue virus by Aedes albopictus

Fig. 3

A–D Comparisons of the distribution of infective wing lengths and population average wing lengths during four historic dengue outbreaks. The central green line indicates the population’s median wing length at a given time with the shaded area indicating the 25th and 75th percentiles of the wing length distribution. The central orange line indicates the 50th percentile of the distribution of wing lengths of infectious individuals with the shaded area indicating the 25th and 75th percentiles. The blue and purple lines indicate the normalised number of dengue cases and adult mosquitoes respectively. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. Comparison for outbreaks in: A Hawai’i (2015–2016); B Réunion (2021); C Alpes-Maritimes, France (2020); D Guangzhou in (2014). E The difference between the average wing length of infective mosquitoes and the population average wing length in four locations before and after the time of peak transmission.

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