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

AUTOR(ES)

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

FONTE

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2012-09

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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