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Large-scale deployment and establishment of <i>Wolbachia</i> into the <i>Aedes aegypti</i> population in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2021-04-30
Abstract excerpt
Traditional methods of vector control have proven insufficient to reduce the alarming incidence of Dengue, Zika and chikungunya in endemic countries. The bacterium symbiont Wolbachia has emerged as an efficient pathogen-blocking and self-dispersing agent that reduces the vectorial potential of Aedes aegypti populations and potentially impairs arboviral disease transmission. In this work, we report the results of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e9908217-193a-5c9b-9d5f-a577a612b6f5
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.04.29.441982
