Strategies for introducing Wolbachia to reduce transmission of mosquito-borne diseases.
Certain strains of the endosymbiont Wolbachia have the potential to lower the vectorial capacity of mosquito populations and assist in controlling a number of mosquito-borne diseases. An important consideration when introducing Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes into natural populations is the minimisati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001024&type=printable |