Matching the genetics of released and local Aedes aegypti populations is critical to assure Wolbachia invasion.

Matching the genetics of released and local Aedes aegypti populations is critical to assure Wolbachia invasion.

<h4>Background</h4>Traditional vector control approaches such as source reduction and insecticide spraying have limited effect on reducing Aedes aegypti population. The endosymbiont Wolbachia is pointed as a promising tool to mitigate arbovirus transmission and has been deployed worldwid...

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Main Authors: Gabriela de Azambuja Garcia, Gabriel Sylvestre, Raquel Aguiar, Guilherme Borges da Costa, Ademir Jesus Martins, José Bento Pereira Lima, Martha T Petersen, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Marion F Shadbolt, Gordana Rašić, Ary A Hoffmann, Daniel A M Villela, Fernando B S Dias, Yi Dong, Scott L O'Neill, Luciano A Moreira, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007023

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