학술논문

Why do we need alternative tools to control mosquito-borne diseases in Latin America?
Document Type
article
Source
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 107, Iss 6, Pp 828-829 (2012)
Subject
dengue
malaria
chikungunya
yellow fever
control
surveillance
Aedes aegypti
Microbiology
QR1-502
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1678-8060
0074-0276
Abstract
In this opinion paper, we discuss the potential and challenges of using the symbiont Wolbachia to block mosquito transmitted diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya in Latin America.