Matching the genetics of released and local Aedes aegypti populations is critical to assure Wolbachia invasion.

• Main Authors: Gabriela de Azambuja Garcia (Author), Gabriel Sylvestre (Author), Raquel Aguiar (Author), Guilherme Borges da Costa (Author), Ademir Jesus Martins (Author), José Bento Pereira Lima (Author), Martha T Petersen (Author), Ricardo Lourenço- (Author), Marion F Shadbolt (Author), Gordana Rašić (Author), Ary A Hoffmann (Author), Daniel A M Villela (Author), Fernando B S Dias (Author), Yi Dong (Author), Scott L O'Neill (Author), Luciano A Moreira (Author), Rafael Maciel- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Traditional vector control approaches such as source reduction and insecticide spraying have limited effect on reducing Aedes aegypti population. The endosymbiont Wolbachia is pointed as a promising tool to mitigate arbovirus transmission and has been deployed worldwid...