Arthropod-borne viruses (Arboviruses) continue to generate significant health and economic
burdens for people living in endemic regions. Of these viruses, some of the most important …

Wolbachia is one of the most abundant endosymbionts on earth, with a wide distribution
especially in arthropods. Effective maternal transmission and the induction of various …

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 …

Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes
aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown in laboratory studies to reduce transmission of …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria are currently being released for
arbovirus suppression around the world. Their potential to invade populations and persist …

Introduced transinfections of the inherited bacteria Wolbachia can inhibit transmission of
viruses by Aedes mosquitoes, and in Ae. aegypti are now being deployed for dengue control …

Background The combination of Wolbachia-based incompatible insect technique (IIT) and
radiation-based sterile insect technique (SIT) can be used for population suppression of …

As part of the response to autochthonous Zika transmission in the United States, the City of
South Miami implemented a 6-mo period in which Wolbachia-infected WB1 Aedes aegypti …

Wolbachia bacteria are now being introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquito populations for
dengue control. When Wolbachia infections are at a high frequency, they influence the local …

Wolbachia pipientis from Drosophila melanogaster (w Mel) is an endosymbiotic bacterium
that restricts transmission of human pathogenic flaviviruses and alphaviruses, including …