Successful introgression of wMel Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti populations in Fiji, Vanuatu and Kiribati.

• Main Authors: Cameron P Simmons (Author), Wesley Donald (Author), Lekon Tagavi (Author), Len Tarivonda (Author), Timothy Quai (Author), Raynelyn Tavoa (Author), Tebikau Noran (Author), Erirau Manikaoti (Author), Lavinia Kareaua (Author), Tabomoa Tinte Abwai (Author), Dip Chand (Author), Vineshwaran Rama (Author), Vimal Deo (Author), Kharishma Karti Deo (Author), Aminiasi Tavuii (Author), Wame Valentine (Author), Raviikash Prasad (Author), Eremasi Seru (Author), Leikitah Naituku (Author), Anaseini Ratu (Author), Mark Hesketh (Author), Nichola Kenny (Author), Sarah C Beebe (Author), Anjali A Goundar (Author), Andrew McCaw (Author), Molly Buntine (Author), Ben Green (Author), Tibor Frossard (Author), Jeremie R L Gilles (Author), D Albert Joubert (Author), Geoff Wilson (Author), Le Quyen Duong (Author), Jean B Bouvier (Author), Darren Stanford (Author), Carolyn Forder (Author), Johanna M Duyvestyn (Author), Etiene C Pacidônio (Author), Heather A Flores (Author), Natalie Wittmeier (Author), Kate Retzki (Author), Peter A Ryan (Author), Jai A Denton (Author), Ruth Smithyman (Author), Stephanie K Tanamas (Author), Peter Kyrylos (Author), Yi Dong (Author), Anam Khalid (Author), Lauren Hodgson (Author), Katherine L Anders (Author), Scott L O'Neill (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pacific Island countries have experienced periodic dengue, chikungunya and Zika outbreaks for decades. The prevention and control of these mosquito-borne diseases rely heavily on control of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which in most settings are the primary vector. Introgression of the intracellular ba...