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wMel limits zika and chikungunya virus infection in a Singapore Wolbachia-introgressed Ae. aegypti strain, wMel-Sg

BACKGROUND: Zika (ZIKV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses are emerging Aedes-borne viruses that are spreading outside their known geographic range and causing wide-scale epidemics. It has been reported that these viruses can be transmitted efficiently by Ae. aegypti. Recent studies have shown that Ae....

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Autores principales: Tan, Cheong Huat, Wong, PeiSze Jeslyn, LI, Meizhi Irene, Yang, HuiTing, Ng, Lee Ching, O’Neill, Scott Leslie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5460886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005496