Combating mosquito-borne diseases using genetic control technologies

GH Wang, S Gamez, RR Raban, JM Marshall… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue and malaria, pose significant global health
burdens. Unfortunately, current control methods based on insecticides and environmental …

Impact of the microbiome on mosquito-borne diseases

H Shi, X Yu, G Cheng - Protein & Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …

[HTML][HTML] A decade of stability for wMel Wolbachia in natural Aedes aegypti populations

PA Ross, KL Robinson, Q Yang, AG Callahan… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia endosymbionts are being released in many countries for
arbovirus control. The wMel strain of Wolbachia blocks Aedes-borne virus transmission and …

Reduced dengue incidence following city-wide wMel Wolbachia mosquito releases throughout three Colombian cities: Interrupted time series analysis and a …

ID Velez, SK Tanamas, MP Arbelaez… - PLoS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The introduction of Wolbachia (w Mel strain) into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
reduces their capacity to transmit dengue and other arboviruses. Randomised and non …

Updating the Insecticide Resistance Status of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

R Zulfa, WC Lo, PC Cheng, M Martini… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are two important vectors of several
important arboviruses, including the dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Insecticide …

Dengue as a disease threatening global health: A narrative review focusing on Latin America and Brazil

CLS Lessa, KVS Hodel, MS Gonçalves… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arboviruses constitute the largest known group of viruses. These viruses are the etiological
agents of pathologies known as arboviruses, with dengue being one of the most prevalent …

Quantifying the impact of Wolbachia releases on dengue infection in Townsville, Australia

ST Ogunlade, AI Adekunle, MT Meehan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract From October 2014 to February 2019, local authorities in Townsville, North
Queensland, Australia continually introduced Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to control …

Wolbachia-Virus interactions and arbovirus control through population replacement in mosquitoes

TH Ant, MV Mancini, CJ McNamara… - … and Global Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Following transfer into the primary arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti, several strains of the
intracellular bacterium Wolbachia have been shown to inhibit the transmission of dengue …

Environmental factors influence the local establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in two small communities in central Vietnam

NT Hien, DD Anh, NH Le, NT Yen… - Gates Open …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes
aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown to reduce transmission of dengue and other …

Large-scale releases and establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes throughout the Cities of Bello, Medellín and Itagüí, Colombia

ID Velez, A Uribe, J Barajas, S Uribe… - PLoS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The w Mel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes
aegypti mosquitoes and has been shown to reduce the transmission of dengue and other …