In many regions of the world, mosquito-borne viruses pose a growing threat to human
health. As an alternative to traditional control measures, the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia …

Background Wolbachia infections confer protection for their insect hosts against a range of
pathogens including bacteria, viruses, nematodes and the malaria parasite. A single …

Mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia endosymbionts are being released in many countries for
arbovirus control. The wMel strain of Wolbachia blocks Aedes-borne virus transmission and …

The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is being investigated as a potential control agent in
several important vector insect species. Recent studies have shown that Wolbachia can …

Background The symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia is currently being trialled as a biocontrol
agent in several countries to reduce dengue transmission. Wolbachia can invade and …

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted
by the infectious bite of Anopheles mosquitoes. Vector control of malaria has predominantly …

Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted bacterium that lives inside arthropod cells. Historically,
it was viewed primarily as a parasite that manipulates host reproduction, but more recently it …

Background Dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (DENV), is now the most common
arbovirus transmitted disease globally. One novel approach to control DENV is to use the …

Forty percent of the world's population is at risk of contracting dengue virus, which produces
dengue fever with a potentially fatal hemorrhagic form. The w MelPop Wolbachia infection of …

Wolbachia, a widespread endosymbiont of terrestrial arthropods, can protect its host against
viral and parasitic infections, a phenotype called" pathogen blocking". However, in some …