Establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and reduction of local dengue transmission in Cairns and surrounding locations in northern Queensland, Australia

A. Ryan, Peter; P. Turley, Andrew; Wilson, Geoff; P. Hurst, Tim; Retzki, Kate; Brown-Kenyon, Jack; Hodgson, Lauren; Kenny, Nichola; Cook, Helen; L. Montgomery, Brian; J. Paton, Christopher; A. Ritchie, Scott; A. Hoffmann, Ary; P. Jewell, Nicholas; K. Tanamas, Stephanie; L. Anders, Katherine; P. Simmons, Cameron; L. O’Neill, Scott

doi:10.12688/gatesopenres.13061.1

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Establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and reduction of local dengue transmission in Cairns and surrounding locations in northern Queensland, Australia

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Peter A. Ryan

Andrew P. Turley

Geoff Wilson

Abstract

Background: The w Mel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown in laboratory studies to reduce transmission of a range of viruses including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Mayaro viruses that cause human disease. Here we r...

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