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