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Abstract
Releasing mosquitoes infected with the intracellular bacteria Wolbachia is a candidate strategy for dengue control that has recently advanced to field-testing. A critical next step is to evaluate the impact of this strategy on dengue epidemiology. A recent study by Ferguson and colleagues presents a mathematical framework to predict the likely effect of mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia on dengue virus transmission. Fitting the mathematical model to empirical data obtained with Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes experimentally challenged with viremic blood from dengue patients indicates that dengue virus transmission could be reduced by a degree that would have a significant impact on public health.Entities:
Keywords: Aedes aegypti; Wolbachia; dengue; vector competence
Year: 2015 PMID: 26697448 PMCID: PMC4671877 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.09.33
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Transl Med ISSN: 2305-5839