Transfected mosquito vectors

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2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Chen, Shin-Lin (Department: 1632)

Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and

Nonhuman animal

Transgenic nonhuman animal

C800S008000

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07868222

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for producing an artificial infection in a Culicidae (mosquito) species. The mosquitoes include species within the subfamilies Culicinae and Anophelinae, and the species includeAedes albopictus, Aedes aegyptiandAedes polynesiensisinfected with aWolbachiainfection. The infection may be a strain ofWolbachiawhich does not normally or naturally infect the selected mosquito species. The artificially infectedAedesmosquito can be introduced into a mosquito population to control the reproduction capability of the population by introducing an incompatibleWolbachiainfection. The present method can be used as a novel means to limit mosquito-borne pathogens and thus control or prevent mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, lymphatic filariasis, etc.

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