Vector biology meets disease control: using basic research to fight vector-borne diseases

WR Shaw, F Catteruccia - Nature microbiology, 2019‏ - nature.com
Human pathogens that are transmitted by insects are a global problem, particularly those
vectored by mosquitoes; for example, malaria parasites transmitted by Anopheles species …

Estratégias de controle do Aedes aegypti: uma revisão

ALSA Zara, SM Santos… - … e Serviços de Saúde, 2016‏ - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: descrever as principais estratégias de controle do Aedes aegypti, com ênfase
nas inovações tecnológicas promissoras para utilização no Brasil. MÉTODOS: trata-se de …

Humidity–The overlooked variable in the thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease

JJ Brown, M Pascual, MC Wimberly… - Ecology …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Vector‐borne diseases cause significant financial and human loss, with billions of dollars
spent on control. Arthropod vectors experience a complex suite of environmental factors that …

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 …

Releasing incompatible males drives strong suppression across populations of wild and Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti in Australia

NW Beebe, D Pagendam, BJ Trewin, A Boomer… - Proceedings of the …, 2021‏ - pnas.org
Releasing sterile or incompatible male insects is a proven method of population
management in agricultural systems with the potential to revolutionize mosquito control …

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 …

Wolbachia blocks currently circulating Zika virus isolates in Brazilian Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

HLC Dutra, MN Rocha, FBS Dias, SB Mansur… - Cell host & …, 2016‏ - cell.com
The recent association of Zika virus with cases of microcephaly has sparked a global health
crisis and highlighted the need for mechanisms to combat the Zika vector, Aedes aegypti …

The Wolbachia strain wAu provides highly efficient virus transmission blocking in Aedes aegypti

TH Ant, CS Herd, V Geoghegan, AA Hoffmann… - PLoS …, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Introduced transinfections of the inherited bacteria Wolbachia can inhibit transmission of
viruses by Aedes mosquitoes, and in Ae. aegypti are now being deployed for dengue control …

Technology innovation: advancing capacities for the early detection of and rapid response to invasive species

B Martinez, JK Reaser, A Dehgan, B Zamft, D Baisch… - Biological …, 2020‏ - Springer
Abstract The 2016–2018 National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Management Plan and
Executive Order 13751 call for US federal agencies to foster technology development and …

The wMel Strain of Wolbachia Reduces Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Aedes aegypti

MT Aliota, EC Walker, A Uribe Yepes… - PLoS neglected …, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Background New approaches to preventing chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are needed
because current methods are limited to controlling mosquito populations, and they have not …