Mission Accomplished? We Need a Guide to the ‘Post Release’ World of Wolbachia for Aedes-borne Disease Control

• Published in: Trends in parasitology Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 217 - 226
• Main Authors: Ritchie, Scott A., van den Hurk, Andrew F., Smout, Michael J., Staunton, Kyran M., Hoffmann, Ary A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Aedes - microbiology; Aedes - virology; Aedes aegypti; Animals; bacteria; dengue; dengue virus; disease control; females; insects; males; monitoring; Mosquito Vectors - microbiology; Mosquito Vectors - virology; Pest Control, Biological - standards; politics; RNA Viruses - physiology; sterile insect technique; transinfection; virus transmission; Wolbachia; Wolbachia - physiology; Yellow fever virus; Zika virus; transinfection; Aedes aegypti; Zika virus; Wolbachia; dengue virus; sterile insect technique

Historically, sustained control of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses, has been largely ineffective. Subsequently, two novel ‘rear and release’ control strategies utilizing mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia are currently being developed and deployed wid...