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

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 …

Dengue fever is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease of humans with more than
50 million cases estimated annually in more than 100 countries,. Disturbingly, the …

Incidence of disease due to dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV) and yellow fever (YFV)
viruses is increasing in many parts of the world. The viruses are primarily transmitted by …

Introduction Dengue is one of the most widespread mosquito-borne diseases in the world.
The causative agent, dengue virus (DENV), is primarily transmitted by the mosquito Aedes …

Mosquito species, members of the genera Aedes, Anopheles and Culex, are the major
vectors of human pathogens including protozoa (Plasmodium sp.), filariae and of a variety of …

Wolbachia are intracellular bacterial symbionts that are able to protect various insect hosts
from viral infections. This tripartite interaction was initially described in Drosophila …

The non-virulent Wolbachia strain w Mel and the life-shortening strain w MelPop-CLA, both
originally from Drosophila melanogaster, have been stably introduced into the mosquito …

In the last decade, bacterial symbionts have been shown to play an important role in
protecting hosts against pathogens. Wolbachia, a widespread symbiont in arthropods, can …

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 …