Dengue

G Paz-Bailey, LE Adams, J Deen, KB Anderson… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Dengue, caused by four closely related viruses, is a growing global public health concern,
with outbreaks capable of overwhelming health-care systems and disrupting economies …

The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases

AL Wilson, O Courtenay, LA Kelly-Hope… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge
burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor …

Efficacy of Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments for the control of dengue

A Utarini, C Indriani, RA Ahmad… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the w Mel strain of Wolbachia pipientis
are less susceptible than wild-type A. aegypti to dengue virus infection. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Dengue: a growing problem with new interventions

JM Wong, LE Adams, AP Durbin, JL Muñoz-Jordán… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
Dengue is the disease caused by 1 of 4 distinct, but closely related dengue viruses (DENV-1–
4) that are transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquito vectors. It is the most common arboviral …

Combating mosquito-borne diseases using genetic control technologies

GH Wang, S Gamez, RR Raban, JM Marshall… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue and malaria, pose significant global health
burdens. Unfortunately, current control methods based on insecticides and environmental …

The Global Expansion of Dengue: How Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Enabled the First Pandemic Arbovirus

OJ Brady, SI Hay - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Dengue is an emerging viral disease principally transmitted by the Aedes (Stegomyia)
aegypti mosquito. It is one of the fastest-growing global infectious diseases, with 100–400 …

Establishment of wMel Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and reduction of local dengue transmission in Cairns and surrounding locations in northern …

PA Ryan, AP Turley, G Wilson, TP Hurst… - Gates open …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes
aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown in laboratory studies to reduce transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment of Wolbachia strain wAlbB in Malaysian populations of Aedes aegypti for dengue control

WA Nazni, AA Hoffmann, A NoorAfizah, YL Cheong… - Current biology, 2019 - cell.com
Dengue has enormous health impacts globally. A novel approach to decrease dengue
incidence involves the introduction of Wolbachia endosymbionts that block dengue virus …

Reduced dengue incidence following city-wide wMel Wolbachia mosquito releases throughout three Colombian cities: Interrupted time series analysis and a …

ID Velez, SK Tanamas, MP Arbelaez… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The introduction of Wolbachia (w Mel strain) into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
reduces their capacity to transmit dengue and other arboviruses. Randomised and non …

Effectiveness of Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments in reducing the incidence of dengue and other Aedes-borne diseases in Niterói, Brazil: A quasi …

SB Pinto, TIS Riback, G Sylvestre, G Costa… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The introduction of the bacterium Wolbachia (w Mel strain) into Aedes aegypti
mosquitoes reduces their capacity to transmit dengue and other arboviruses. Evidence of a …