Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic Alphaproteobacteria that can suppress insect-borne
diseases through decreasing host virus transmission (population replacement) or through …

This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Aedes spp. are a major public health concern due to their ability to be efficient vectors of
dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and other arboviruses. With limited vaccines available and no …

Mosquito-borne diseases present a significant threat to human health, with the possibility of
outbreaks of new mosquito-borne diseases always looming. Unfortunately, current …

Wolbachia are maternally inherited endosymbiotic bacteria found within many insect
species. Aedes mosquitoes experimentally infected with Wolbachia are being released into …

The growing expansion of mosquito vectors has made mosquito-borne arboviral diseases a
global threat to public health, and the lack of licensed vaccines and treatments highlight the …

Microbiome research has gained considerable interest due to the emerging evidence of its
impact on human and animal health. As in other animals, the gut-associated microbiota of …

Symbiosis between microbial associates and a host is a ubiquitous feature of life on earth,
modulating host phenotypes. In addition to endosymbionts, organisms harbour a collection …

Highlights•ISVs have been found to modulate replication and transmission of
arboviruses.•Vertical and horizontal transmission could be exploited for applied …

The unprecedented outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in the Americas from 2015 to
2017 prompted the publication of a large body of vector competence data in a relatively …