This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Dengue is a prevalent and rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease affecting
humans. The geographic range of dengue is expanding, and much like in many other …

Background Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the w Mel strain of Wolbachia pipientis
are less susceptible than wild-type A. aegypti to dengue virus infection. Methods We …

The range of the mosquito Aedes aegypti continues to expand, putting more than two billion
people at risk of arboviral infection. The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used to …

Mosquitoes bring global health problems by transmitting parasites and viruses such as
malaria and dengue. Unfortunately, current insecticide-based control strategies are only …

In mosquitoes, the interaction between the gut microbiota, the immune system, and the
pathogens that these insects transmit to humans and animals is regarded as a key …

Wolbachia, a widespread bacterium that can reduce pathogen transmission in mosquitoes,
has recently been reported to be present in Anopheles (An.) species. In wild populations of …

The endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia can invade insect populations by modifying host
reproduction through cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), an effect that results in embryonic …

Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic bacterium that naturally infects several arthropods and
nematode species. Wolbachia gained particular attention due to its impact on their host …

Simple Summary Mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya
cause a significant global health burden and are currently increasing in outbreak frequency …