Why do we need alternative tools to control mosquito-borne diseases in Latin America?


Autoria(s): Maciel-de-Freitas,Rafael; Aguiar,Raquel; Bruno,Rafaela V; Guimarães,Maria Cristina; Lourenço-de-Oliveira,Ricardo; Sorgine,Marcos HF; Struchiner,Cláudio J; Valle,Denise; O'Neill,Scott L; Moreira,Luciano A
Data(s)

01/09/2012

Resumo

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.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000600021

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.107 n.6 2012

Palavras-Chave #dengue #malaria #chikungunya #yellow fever #control #surveillance #Aedes aegypti
Tipo

journal article