Wolbachia is a maternal transmitted endosymbiotic bacterium that is estimated to infect up to
65% of insect species. The ability of Wolbachia to both induce viral interference and spread …

Wolbachia are maternally inherited intracellular bacterial symbionts that are estimated to
infect more than 60% of all insect species. While Wolbachia is commonly found in many …

Following transfer into the primary arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti, several strains of the
intracellular bacterium Wolbachia have been shown to inhibit the transmission of dengue …

Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) pose a considerable threat to human and animal
health, yet effective control measures have proven difficult to implement, and novel means of …

Genetic strategies that reduce or block pathogen transmission by mosquitoes have been
proposed as a means of augmenting current control measures to reduce the growing burden …

The ability of the maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia to induce
cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) and virus blocking makes it a promising weapon for …

Mosquito‐borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasis cause an enormous
health burden to people living in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Despite years …

Background Dengue is currently the most important arthropod-borne viral disease of
humans. Recent work has shown dengue virus displays limited replication in its primary …

The symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is an attractive agent for vector-borne pathogen control.
It has long been studied for its ability to manipulate host reproduction and spread into …

Mosquitoes carrying endosymbiotic bacteria called Wolbachia are being released in
mosquito and arbovirus control programs around the world through two main approaches …