Chikungunya virus infection is a rapid-onset, febrile disease with intense asthenia,
arthralgia, myalgia, headache, and rash. This mosquito-borne alphavirus has spread …

Wolbachia are the most abundant bacterial endosymbionts among arthropods. Although
maternally inherited, they do not conform to the widespread view that vertical transmission …

The concept of pathogenesis has evolved considerably over recent years, and the scenario
“a microbe+ virulence factors= disease” is probably far from reality in a number of cases …

Vector-borne disease is one of the greatest contributors to human mortality and morbidity
throughout the tropics. Mosquito-transmitted diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria are currently being released for
arbovirus suppression around the world. Their potential to invade populations and persist …

Background The bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis has been shown to increase
host resistance to viral infection in native Drosophila hosts and in the normally Wolbachia …

Most parasites co-occur with other parasites, although the importance of such
multiparasitism has only recently been recognised. Co-infections may result when hosts are …

Wolbachia are endosymbionts found in many insects with the potential to suppress
vectorborne diseases, particularly through interfering with pathogen transmission …

Background The chikungunya (CHIK) outbreak that struck La Reunion Island in 2005 was
preceded by few human cases of Dengue (DEN), but which surprisingly did not lead to an …

Mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, West Nile and chikungunya viruses cause
significant morbidity and mortality in human populations. Since current methods are not …