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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Main Authors: | Cheong Huat Tan (Author), PeiSze Jeslyn Wong (Author), Meizhi Irene Li (Author), HuiTing Yang (Author), Lee Ching Ng (Author), Scott Leslie O'Neill (Author) |
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2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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