Establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and reduction of local dengue transmission in Cairns and surrounding locations in northern Queensland, Australia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and reduction of local dengue transmission in Cairns and surrounding locations in northern Queensland, Australia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown in laboratory studies to reduce transmission of a range of viruses including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Mayaro viruses that cause human disease. Here we re...

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Main Authors: Peter A. Ryan, Andrew P. Turley, Geoff Wilson, Tim P. Hurst, Kate Retzki, Jack Brown-Kenyon, Lauren Hodgson, Nichola Kenny, Helen Cook, Brian L. Montgomery, Christopher J. Paton, Scott A. Ritchie, Ary A. Hoffmann, Nicholas P. Jewell, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Katherine L. Anders, Cameron P. Simmons, Scott L. O’Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2019-09-01
Series:Gates Open Research
Online Access:https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/3-1547/v1

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