Impact of randomised wmel Wolbachia deployments on notified dengue cases and insecticide fogging for dengue control in Yogyakarta City
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Global Health Action"
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2166650
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background Releases of Wolbachia (wMel)-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes significantly reduced the incidence of virologically confirmed dengue in a previous cluster randomised trial in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia. Following the trial, wMel releases were extended to… read more here.
Keywords: dengue; yogyakarta city; treated untreated; wmel ... See more keywords
A wMel Wolbachia variant in Aedes aegypti from field-collected Drosophila melanogaster with increased phenotypic stability under heat stress.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Environmental microbiology"
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15966
Abstract: Mosquito-borne diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Population replacement strategies involving the wMel strain of Wolbachia are being used widely to control mosquito-borne diseases. However, these strategies may be influenced by temperature… read more here.
Keywords: aedes aegypti; wmel; field collected; heat stress ... See more keywords
A decade of stability for wMel Wolbachia in natural Aedes aegypti populations
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "PLoS Pathogens"
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010256
Abstract: Mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia endosymbionts are being released in many countries for arbovirus control. The wMel strain of Wolbachia blocks Aedes-borne virus transmission and can spread throughout mosquito populations by inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes… read more here.
Keywords: aedes aegypti; wmel; decade stability; aegypti populations ... See more keywords