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This project explores the use of the bacterium Wolbachia to control mosquito populations that transmit diseases like dengue. It focuses on understanding how Wolbachia spreads in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and the factors influencing its effectiveness as a biocontrol agent.
An exciting new strategy for biocontrol of mosquito-borne diseases involves the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia that infect several insect species.
In the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the major vector of the dengue virus, infection with Wolbachia has been shown to greatly reduce the transmission of human pathogens including the dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses.
The Eliminate Dengue project, an international collaboration, is currently developing strategies for releasing Wolbachia into…
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