Controlling vector-borne diseases by releasing modified mosquitoes

Using Wolbachia for Dengue Control: Insights from Modelling

(2018) Ilaria Dorigatti et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Drive: Growing Pains for a New Technology

(2017) Floyd A. Reed   GENETICS

Public Response to a Proposed Field Trial of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in the United States

(2017) Cinnamon S. Bloss et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Infectious disease surveillance update

(2017) Ruth Zwizwai   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Looking back at yellow fever in Angola

(2017) Sanjeet Bagcchi   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Prevention and control of dengue—the light at the end of the tunnel

(2017) Tikki Pang et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Effect of naturally occurringWolbachiainAnopheles gambiae s.l.mosquitoes from Mali onPlasmodium falciparummalaria transmission

(2017) Fabio M. Gomes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Local introduction and heterogeneous spatial spread of dengue-suppressing Wolbachia through an urban population of Aedes aegypti

(2017) Tom L. Schmidt et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Comparison of Stable and Transient Wolbachia Infection Models in Aedes aegypti to Block Dengue and West Nile Viruses

(2017) Dirk Albert Joubert et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Novel Wolbachia-transinfected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes possess diverse fitness and vector competence phenotypes

(2017) Johanna E. Fraser et al.   PLoS Pathogens

CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Drive: Growing Pains for a New Technology

(2017) Floyd A. Reed   GENETICS

The RNAi pathway plays a small part in Wolbachia-mediated blocking of dengue virus in mosquito cells

(2017) Gerard Terradas et al.   Scientific Reports

Evidence for common horizontal transmission of Wolbachia among butterflies and moths

(2016) Muhammad Z. Ahmed et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Wolbachia Blocks Currently Circulating Zika Virus Isolates in Brazilian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

(2016) Heverton Leandro Carneiro Dutra et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Evolution of Resistance Against CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Drive

(2016) Robert L. Unckless et al.   GENETICS

Winged warriors

(2016) K. Servick   SCIENCE

Is Dengue Vector Control Deficient in Effectiveness or Evidence?: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

(2016) Leigh R. Bowman et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Establishment of a Wolbachia Superinfection in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes as a Potential Approach for Future Resistance Management

(2016) D. Albert Joubert et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Evolution of Resistance Against CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Drive

(2016) Robert L. Unckless et al.   GENETICS

Comparison of Irradiation and Wolbachia Based Approaches for Sterile-Male Strategies Targeting Aedes albopictus

(2016) Célestine M. Atyame et al.   PLoS One

Female Adult Aedes albopictus Suppression by Wolbachia-Infected Male Mosquitoes

(2016) James W. Mains et al.   Scientific Reports

The wMel strain of Wolbachia Reduces Transmission of Zika virus by Aedes aegypti

(2016) Matthew T. Aliota et al.   Scientific Reports

A CRISPR-Cas9 sex-ratio distortion system for genetic control

(2016) Roberto Galizi et al.   Scientific Reports

A CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system targeting female reproduction in the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae

(2015) Andrew Hammond et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Field evaluation of the establishment potential of wmelpop Wolbachia in Australia and Vietnam for dengue control

(2015) Tran Hien Nguyen et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Highly efficient Cas9-mediated gene drive for population modification of the malaria vector mosquitoAnopheles stephensi

(2015) Valentino M. Gantz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Safeguarding gene drive experiments in the laboratory

(2015) O. S. Akbari et al.   SCIENCE

Modeling the impact on virus transmission of Wolbachia -mediated blocking of dengue virus infection of Aedes aegypti

(2015) Neil M. Ferguson et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Evidence-based vector control? Improving the quality of vector control trials

(2015) Anne L. Wilson et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

What Makes Community Engagement Effective?: Lessons from the Eliminate Dengue Program in Queensland Australia

(2015) Pamela A. Kolopack et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Suppression of a Field Population of Aedes aegypti in Brazil by Sustained Release of Transgenic Male Mosquitoes

(2015) Danilo O. Carvalho et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

γRay Dosimetry and Mating Capacity Studies in the Laboratory onAedes albopictusMales

(2015) F. Balestrino et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Development and Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 for Genome Engineering

(2014) Patrick D. Hsu et al.   CELL

Somatic Wolbachia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) Levels in Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) and Resistance to West Nile Virus Infection

(2014) María Victoria Micieli et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Wolbachia increases susceptibility to Plasmodium infection in a natural system

(2014) F. Zele et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The new frontier of genome engineering with CRISPR-Cas9

(2014) J. A. Doudna et al.   SCIENCE

Stability of the wMel Wolbachia Infection following Invasion into Aedes aegypti Populations

(2014) Ary A. Hoffmann et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Wolbachia Enhances West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection in the Mosquito Culex tarsalis

(2014) Brittany L. Dodson et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Limited Dengue Virus Replication in Field-Collected Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Infected with Wolbachia

(2014) Francesca D. Frentiu et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Wolbachia Can Enhance Plasmodium Infection in Mosquitoes: Implications for Malaria Control?

(2014) Grant L. Hughes et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Concerning RNA-guided gene drives for the alteration of wild populations

(2014) Kevin M Esvelt et al.   eLife

Harnessing mosquito–Wolbachia symbiosis for vector and disease control

(2013) Kostas Bourtzis et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Pilot Field Trials With Aedes albopictus Irradiated Sterile Males in Italian Urban Areas

(2013) R. Bellini et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Mating Competitiveness ofAedes albopictusRadio-Sterilized Males in Large Enclosures Exposed to Natural Conditions

(2013) R. Bellini et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

The global distribution and burden of dengue

(2013) Samir Bhatt et al.   NATURE

Beyond insecticides: new thinking on an ancient problem

(2013) Elizabeth A. McGraw et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Fitness of Transgenic Mosquito Aedes aegypti Males Carrying a Dominant Lethal Genetic System

(2013) Blandine Massonnet-Bruneel et al.   PLoS One

The invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus: current knowledge and future perspectives

(2013) Mariangela Bonizzoni et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Dietary Cholesterol Modulates Pathogen Blocking by Wolbachia

(2013) Eric P. Caragata et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Rapid Sequential Spread of Two Wolbachia Variants in Drosophila simulans

(2013) Peter Kriesner et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Impacts ofWolbachiaInfection on Predator Prey Relationships: Evaluating Survival and Horizontal Transfer BetweenwMelPop InfectedAedes aegyptiand Its Predators: Table 1.

(2012) Timothy P. Hurst et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Successful suppression of a field mosquito population by sustained release of engineered male mosquitoes

(2012) Angela F Harris et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Open Field Release of Genetically Engineered Sterile Male Aedes aegypti in Malaysia

(2012) Renaud Lacroix et al.   PLoS One

The Relative Importance of Innate Immune Priming in Wolbachia-Mediated Dengue Interference

(2012) Edwige Rancès et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Spatial Waves of Advance with Bistable Dynamics: Cytoplasmic and Genetic Analogues of Allee Effects

(2011) N. H. Barton et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Wolbachia Strain wAlbB Enhances Infection by the Rodent Malaria Parasite Plasmodium berghei in Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes

(2011) Grant L. Hughes et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The proposed release of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti containing a naturally occurring strain of Wolbachia pipientis, a question of regulatory responsibility

(2011) Paul J. De Barro et al.   Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit-Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

Sexual performance of male mosquito Aedes albopictus

(2011) S. BOYER et al.   MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY

Assessing key safety concerns of a Wolbachia-based strategy to control dengue transmission by Aedes mosquitoes

(2011) Jean Popovici et al.   MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ

A synthetic homing endonuclease-based gene drive system in the human malaria mosquito

(2011) Nikolai Windbichler et al.   NATURE

The wMel Wolbachia strain blocks dengue and invades caged Aedes aegypti populations

(2011) T. Walker et al.   NATURE

Successful establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes populations to suppress dengue transmission

(2011) A. A. Hoffmann et al.   NATURE

Field performance of engineered male mosquitoes

(2011) Angela F Harris et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genetic elimination of dengue vector mosquitoes

(2011) M. R. Wise de Valdez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wolbachia strain wMel induces cytoplasmic incompatibility and blocks dengue transmission in Aedes albopictus

(2011) M. S. C. Blagrove et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Why RIDL is not SIT

(2011) William C. Black et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

A Secure Semi-Field System for the Study of Aedes aegypti

(2011) Scott A. Ritchie et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Male Mating Competitiveness of a Wolbachia-Introgressed Aedes polynesiensis Strain under Semi-Field Conditions

(2011) Eric W. Chambers et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Dispersal and Survival of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Males in Italian Urban Areas and Significance for Sterile Insect Technique Application

(2010) Romeo Bellini et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Female-specific flightless phenotype for mosquito control

(2010) G. Fu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Wolbachia Symbiont in Aedes aegypti Limits Infection with Dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium

(2009) Luciano A. Moreira et al.   CELL

CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY IN POPULATIONS WITH OVERLAPPING GENERATIONS

(2009) Michael Turelli   EVOLUTION

Homing endonucleases catalyze double-stranded DNA breaks and somatic transgene excision inAedes aegypti

(2009) B. E. Traver et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Integration of irradiation with cytoplasmic incompatibility to facilitate a lymphatic filariasis vector elimination approach

(2009) Corey L Brelsfoard et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Immune Activation by Life-Shortening Wolbachia and Reduced Filarial Competence in Mosquitoes

(2009) Z. Kambris et al.   SCIENCE

Stable Introduction of a Life-Shortening Wolbachia Infection into the Mosquito Aedes aegypti

(2009) C. J. McMeniman et al.   SCIENCE

How many species are infected with Wolbachia? – a statistical analysis of current data

(2008) Kirsten Hilgenboecker et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Wolbachia and Virus Protection in Insects

(2008) L. M. Hedges et al.   SCIENCE

Guidance for Contained Field Trials of Vector Mosquitoes Engineered to Contain a Gene Drive System: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group

(2008) M. Benedict et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

The Bacterial Symbiont Wolbachia Induces Resistance to RNA Viral Infections in Drosophila melanogaster

(2008) Luís Teixeira et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY