Reduced dengue incidence following city-wide wMel Wolbachia mosquito releases throughout three Colombian cities: Interrupted time series analysis and a prospective case-control study.

• Main Authors: Ivan Dario Velez (Author), Stephanie K Tanamas (Author), Maria Patricia Arbelaez (Author), Simon C Kutcher (Author), Sandra L Duque (Author), Alexander Uribe (Author), Lina Zuluaga (Author), Luis Martínez (Author), Ana Cristina Patiño (Author), Jovany Barajas (Author), Estefanía Muñoz (Author), Maria Camila Mejia Torres (Author), Sandra Uribe (Author), Sandra Porras (Author), Rita Almanza (Author), Henry Pulido (Author), Scott L O'Neill (Author), Eduardo Santacruz-Sanmartin (Author), Sandra Gonzalez (Author), Peter A Ryan (Author), Jai A Denton (Author), Nicholas P Jewell (Author), Suzanne M Dufault (Author), Cameron P Simmons (Author), Katherine L Anders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The introduction of Wolbachia (wMel strain) into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reduces their capacity to transmit dengue and other arboviruses. Randomised and non-randomised studies in multiple countries have shown significant reductions in dengue incidence following field...