The impact of Wolbachia infection on the rate of vertical transmission of dengue virus in Brazilian Aedes aegypti

Abstract Background Wolbachia pipientis is a common endosymbiotic bacterium of arthropods that strongly inhibits dengue virus (DENV) infection and transmission in the primary vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti. For that reason, Wolbachia-infected Ae. aegypti are currently being released into the fie...

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Published in:Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors: Etiene Casagrande Pacidônio, Eric Pearce Caragata, Debora Magalhães Alves, João Trindade Marques, Luciano Andrade Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Subjects:
Wolbachia
Dengue virus
Aedes aegypti
Vertical transmission
Arbovirus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2236-z

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