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Developing Wolbachia-based disease interventions for an extreme environmentP. A. Ross, S. Elfekih, S. Collier, M. J. Klein, S. S. Lee, M. Dunn, S. Jackson, Y. Zhang, J. K. Axford, X. Gu, J. L. Home, M. S. Nassar, P. N. Paradkar, E. A. Tawfik, F. M. Jiggins, A. M. Almalik, M. B. Al-Fageeh and A. A. Hoffmann, PLoS Pathogens, 19:e1011117. 2023.![]() Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying self-spreading, virus-blocking Wolbachia bacteria are being deployed to suppress dengue transmission. However, there are challenges in applying this technology in extreme environments. We introduced two Wolbachia strains into Ae. aegypti from ... Keywords: Aedes aegypti, cytoplasmic incompatibility, genetic biocontrol, pathogen blocking, Saudi Arabia, wolbachia |
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Developing Wolbachia-based disease interventions for an extreme environmentP. A. Ross, S. Elfekih, S. Collier, M. J. Klein, S. S. Lee, M. Dunn, S. Jackson, Y. Zhang, J. K. Axford, X. Gu, M. S. Nasar, P. N. Paradkar, E. A. Taoufik, F. M. Jiggins, A. M. Almalik, M. B. Al-Fageeh and A. A. Hoffmann, bioRxiv, 2022.07.26.501527. 2022.![]() Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying self-spreading, virus-blocking Wolbachia bacteria are being deployed to suppress dengue transmission. However, there are challenges in applying this technology in extreme environments. We introduced two Wolbachia strains into Ae. aegypti from ... Keywords: Aedes aegypti, cytoplasmic incompatibility, genetic biocontrol, pathogen blocking, Saudi Arabia, wolbachia |

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