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Effect of repeat human blood feeding on Wolbachia density and dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti

BACKGROUND: The introduction of the endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti populations is a novel approach to reduce disease transmission. The presence of Wolbachia limits the ability of the mosquito to transmit dengue virus (DENV) and the strength of this effect appears to correlate...

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Autores principales: Amuzu, Hilaria E, Simmons, Cameron P, McGraw, Elizabeth A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25903749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0853-y