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Using <i>Wolbachia</i>‐based release for suppression of <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes: insights from genetic data and population simulations
16 Dec 2013
Abstract excerpt
A novel strategy for suppressing disease transmission by Aedes aegypti, the main vector of dengue, uses releases of mosquitoes infected with the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis. Wolbachia are currently released to interfere with viral transmission, but there is also potential to use strains in mosquito suppression and elimination programs via the deleterious effects of the bacterium on the host. Mosquito...
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