Wolbachia strain wAu efficiently blocks arbovirus transmission in Aedes albopictus

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 14; no. 3; p. e0007926
• Main Authors: Mancini, Maria Vittoria, Herd, Christie S, Ant, Thomas H, Murdochy, Shivan M, Sinkins, Steven P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 10.03.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aedes - microbiology; Aedes - virology; Animals; Antibiosis; Arbovirus Infections - prevention & control; Arboviruses; Arboviruses - growth & development; Asian tiger mosquito; Biology and Life Sciences; Control; Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control; Drosophila - microbiology; Female; Genetic aspects; Health aspects; Infection control; Male; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mosquito Vectors - microbiology; Mosquito Vectors - virology; Wolbachia; Wolbachia - growth & development; Wolbachia - isolation & purification; United Kingdom

The global incidence of arboviral diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika, has increased dramatically in recent decades. The release of Aedes aegypti carrying the maternally inherited symbiont Wolbachia as an intervention to control arboviruses...