Mosquito‐borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasis cause an enormous
health burden to people living in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Despite years …

Vector-borne disease is one of the greatest contributors to human mortality and morbidity
throughout the tropics. Mosquito-transmitted diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever …

Incidence of disease due to dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV) and yellow fever (YFV)
viruses is increasing in many parts of the world. The viruses are primarily transmitted by …

Abstract Background Introduced Wolbachia bacteria can influence the susceptibility of
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to arboviral infections as well as having detrimental effects on …

The endosymbiont Wolbachia is common among insects and known for the reproductive
manipulations it exerts on hosts as well as inhibition of virus replication in their hosts …

Background Ticks are regarded as the most relevant vectors of disease-causing pathogens
in domestic and wild animals. The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, hinders …

Background Dengue viruses (DENV) are the causative agents of dengue, the world's most
prevalent arthropod-borne disease with around 40% of the world's population at risk of …

Forty percent of the world's population is at risk of contracting dengue virus, which produces
dengue fever with a potentially fatal hemorrhagic form. The w MelPop Wolbachia infection of …

Background Dengue is currently the most important arthropod-borne viral disease of
humans. Recent work has shown dengue virus displays limited replication in its primary …

The endosymbiont Wolbachia represents a promising method of dengue control, as it
reduces the ability of the primary vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti, to transmit viruses …