Why do we need alternative tools to control mosquito-borne diseases in Latin America?

Why do we need alternative tools to control mosquito-borne diseases in Latin America?

In this opinion paper, we discuss the potential and challenges of using the symbiont Wolbachia to block mosquito transmitted diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya in Latin America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, Raquel Aguiar, Rafaela V Bruno, Maria Cristina Guimarães, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Marcos HF Sorgine, Cláudio J Struchiner, Denise Valle, Scott L O'Neill, Luciano A Moreira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-09-01
Series:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:	dengue malaria chikungunya yellow fever control surveillance Aedes aegypti
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000600021&lng=en&tlng=en

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