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Environmental factors influence the local establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in two small communities in central Vietnam [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Gates Open Research, 2022
Background: The wMel strain of Wolbachia has been successfully introduced into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and subsequently shown to reduce transmission of dengue and other pathogens, under both laboratory and field conditions.
Le T. Nghia, Vien Q. Mai, Le H. Tho, Peter Kyrylos, Nguyen T. Dong, Tim P. Hurst, Simon Kutcher, Katherine L. Anders, Megan Woolfit, Jacqui L. Montgomery, Le Nguyen, Edwige Rances, Breeanna J. McLean, Angela Caird, Scott L. O'Neill, Scott A. Ritchie, Peter A. Ryan, Inaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe, Jack Brown-Kenyon, Dang D. Anh, Nguyen T. Hien, Nguyen T. Yen, Nguyen H. Le, Vu S. Nam, Tran V. Phong, Nguyen B. Nguyen, Tran N. Duong, Luu Q. Hung, Duong T.T. Huong, Nguyen V. Hoang, Chau N.T. Trinh   +30 more
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Large-Scale Deployment and Establishment of Wolbachia Into the Aedes aegypti Population in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Traditional methods of vector control have proven insufficient to reduce the alarming incidence of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya in endemic countries.
João Silveira Moledo Gesto, João Silveira Moledo Gesto, Sofia B. Pinto, Sofia B. Pinto, Fernando Braga Stehling Dias, Fernando Braga Stehling Dias, Julia Peixoto, Guilherme Costa, Simon Kutcher, Jacqui Montgomery, Benjamin R. Green, Katherine L. Anders, Peter A. Ryan, Cameron P. Simmons, Scott L. O’Neill, Luciano Andrade Moreira, Luciano Andrade Moreira   +16 more
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Trash to Treasure: How Insect Protein and Waste Containers Can Improve the Environmental Footprint of Mosquito Egg Releases

Pathogens, 2022
Release and subsequent establishment of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti in native mosquito populations has successfully reduced mosquito-borne disease incidence.
Megan J. Allman, Aidan J. Slack, Nigel P. Abello, Ya-Hsun Lin, Scott L. O’Neill, Andrea J. Robinson, Heather A. Flores, D. Albert Joubert   +7 more
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Perceptions of mosquito borne diseases [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2003
We report our findings from a community based study on Knowledge Attitude Practice of community on various vector (mosquito) borne diseases, conducted in 1998. The respondents (n=850) in a sample (systematic random) were chosen from the population of 10 000 of an urban locality in India. Knowledge of mosquito being the vector for dengue was very low (0.
R, Kumar, S K, Krishnan, N, Rajashree, R R, Patil, T J, Cauverappa, V, Maiya   +5 more
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Transient Introgression of Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti Populations Does Not Elicit an Antibody Response to Wolbachia Surface Protein in Community Members

Pathogens, 2022
Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic bacterium that can restrict the transmission of human pathogenic viruses by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Recent field trials have shown that dengue incidence is significantly reduced when Wolbachia is introgressed into the ...
Elvina Lee, Tran Hien Nguyen, Thu Yen Nguyen, Sinh Nam Vu, Nhu Duong Tran, Le Trung Nghia, Quang Mai Vien, Thanh Dong Nguyen, Robson Kriiger Loterio, Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe, Heather A. Flores, Scott L. O’Neill, Duc Anh Dang, Cameron P. Simmons, Johanna E. Fraser   +14 more
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Disruption of spatiotemporal clustering in dengue cases by wMel Wolbachia in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Scientific Reports, 2022
Dengue exhibits focal clustering in households and neighborhoods, driven by local mosquito population dynamics, human population immunity, and fine scale human and mosquito movement.
Suzanne M. Dufault, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Citra Indriani, Adi Utarini, Riris Andono Ahmad, Nicholas P. Jewell, Cameron P. Simmons, Katherine L. Anders   +7 more
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Wolbachia’s Deleterious Impact on Aedes aegypti Egg Development: The Potential Role of Nutritional Parasitism

Insects, 2020
The artificial introduction of the endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia pipientis, into Aedes (Ae.) aegypti mosquitoes reduces the ability of mosquitoes to transmit human pathogenic viruses and is now being developed as a biocontrol tool.
Megan J. Allman, Johanna E. Fraser, Scott A. Ritchie, D. Albert Joubert, Cameron P. Simmons, Heather A. Flores   +5 more
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Laboratory evaluation of sugar alcohols for control of mosquitoes and other medically important flies

Scientific Reports, 2022
Insecticide application for vector control is the most controversial component of a public health program due to concerns about environmental and human health safety.
Ilia Rochlin, Gregory White, Nadja Reissen, Dustin Swanson, Lee Cohnstaedt, Madeleine Chura, Kristen Healy, Ary Faraji   +7 more
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How to engage communities on a large scale? Lessons from World Mosquito Program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Gates Open Research, 2021
One of the pillars of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Vector Control Response 2017–2030 strategy is the engagement of communities. Among the priority activities, defined by 2022 by the WHO, is the development of plans for the effective ...
Guilherme B. Costa, Ruth Smithyman, Scott L. O'Neill, Luciano A. Moreira   +3 more
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The impact of large-scale deployment of Wolbachia mosquitoes on dengue and other Aedes-borne diseases in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, Brazil: study protocol for a controlled interrupted time series analysis using routine disease surveillance data [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2020
Background: Rio de Janeiro and Niterói are neighbouring cities in southeastern Brazil which experience large dengue epidemics every 2 to 5 years, with >100,000 cases notified in epidemic years. Costs of vector control and direct and indirect costs due to
Betina Durovni, Valeria Saraceni, Ana Eppinghaus, Thais I.S. Riback, Luciano A. Moreira, Nicholas P. Jewell, Suzanne M. Dufault, Scott L. O'Neill, Cameron P. Simmons, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Katherine L. Anders   +10 more
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