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

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MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
Volume 107, Issue 6, Pages 828-829

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FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000600021

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

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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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