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Reader's Opinion • Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 107 (6) • Sept 2012 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762012000600021 linkcopy

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

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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.

dengue; malaria; chikungunya; yellow fever; control; surveillance; Aedes aegypti

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