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Wolbachia-Based Dengue Virus Inhibition Is Not Tissue-Specific in Aedes aegypti
17 Nov 2016
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (DENV), is now the most common arbovirus transmitted disease globally. One novel approach to control DENV is to use the endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia pipientis, to limit DENV replication inside the primary mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti. Wolbachia that is naturally present in a range of insects reduces the capacity for viruses, bacteria, parasites and...
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