Wolbachia-mosquito interactions and engineered female-specific lethality for Aedes-arbovirus control

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the primary vectors of dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses, causing millions of infections annually. Novel genetic mosquito control methods are being trialled, including population replacement using disease refractory mosquitoes transinfected with the...

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Main Author: Molloy, Jennifer C.
Other Authors: Alphey, Luke ; Smith, Adrian
Published: University of Oxford 2015
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.719814