wMel limits zika and chikungunya virus infection in a Singapore Wolbachia-introgressed Ae. aegypti strain, wMel-Sg

• Main Authors: Tan, Cheong Huat, Wong, Jeslyn PeiSze, LI, Irene Meizhi, Yang, HuiTing, Ng, Lee Ching, O’Neill, Scott Leslie
• Other Authors: Powers, Ann M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences; ZIKV; CHIKV
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88420; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45714
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Zika (ZIKV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses are emerging Aedes-borne viruses that are spreading outside their known geographic range and causing wide-scale epidemics. It has been reported that these viruses can be transmitted efficiently by Ae. aegypti. Recent studies have shown that Ae....