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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Main Authors: Hancock, P, Sinkins, S, Godfray, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011