Characterizing the Aedes aegypti population in a Vietnamese village in preparation for a Wolbachia-based mosquito control strategy to eliminate dengue.

• Main Authors: Jason A L Jeffery (Author), Nguyen Thi Yen (Author), Vu Sinh Nam (Author), Le Trung Nghia (Author), Ary A Hoffmann (Author), Brian H Kay (Author), Peter A Ryan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: A life-shortening strain of the obligate intracellular bacteria Wolbachia, called wMelPop, is seen as a promising new tool for the control of Aedes aegypti. However, developing a vector control strategy based on the release of mosquitoes transinfected with wMelPop requires detailed knowl...