The Potential Use of Wolbachia-Based Mosquito Biocontrol Strategies for Japanese Encephalitis.

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a zoonotic pathogen transmitted by the infectious bite of Culex mosquitoes. The virus causes the development of the disease Japanese encephalitis (JE) in a small proportion of those infected, predominantly affecting children in eastern and southern Asia. Annual J...

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Main Authors: Claire L Jeffries, Thomas Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4472807?pdf=render

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