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The wMel Strain of Wolbachia Reduces Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Aedes aegypti

  • Matthew T. Aliota ,

    * E-mail: mtaliota@wisc.edu

    Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

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  • Emma C. Walker,

    Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

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  • Alexander Uribe Yepes,

    Affiliation Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales (PECET), Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

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  • Ivan Dario Velez,

    Affiliation Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales (PECET), Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

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  • Bruce M. Christensen,

    Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

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  • Jorge E. Osorio

    Affiliation Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

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The wMel Strain of Wolbachia Reduces Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Aedes aegypti

  • Matthew T. Aliota, 
  • Emma C. Walker, 
  • Alexander Uribe Yepes, 
  • Ivan Dario Velez, 
  • Bruce M. Christensen, 
  • Jorge E. Osorio
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  • Published: April 28, 2016
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004677
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