Journal article
Assessing the epidemiological effect of wolbachia for dengue control
- Abstract:
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Dengue viruses cause more human morbidity and mortality than any other arthropod-borne virus. Dengue prevention relies mainly on vector control; however, the failure of traditional methods has promoted the development of novel entomological approaches. Although use of the intracellular bacterium wolbachia to control mosquito populations was proposed 50 years ago, only in the past decade has its use as a potential agent of dengue control gained substantial interest. Here, we review evidence th...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Wellcome Trust
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Medical Research Council
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Department of Health
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NIGMS NIH HHS
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Lancet: Infectious Diseases Journal website
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 7
- Pages:
- 862-866
- Publication date:
- 2015-06-04
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1474-4457 and 1473-3099
- Pmid:
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26051887
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:535997
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- pubs:535997
- Deposit date:
- 2016-10-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Elsevier Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2015
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