Inhibition of Zika virus by Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti – – Wolbachia can limit vector-borne disease transmission Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the wMel Wolbachia strain are already present in the field in several countries as part of a mosquito control strategy designed to reduce the high disease burden of dengue (www.eliminatedengue.com). wMel is an ideal agent for mosquito control as it can rapidly and stably spread (...)
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Caragata et al. (2016) studied this question.