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: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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