Open AccessModulating malaria with Wolbachia
Author(s) -
Gerry F. Killeen,
Matthew B. Thomas,
Brian Greenwood
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nature medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.536
H-Index - 547
eISSN - 1546-170X
pISSN - 1078-8956
DOI - 10.1038/nm.3298
Subject(s) - wolbachia , malaria , virology , biology , evolutionary biology , computational biology , medicine , immunology , genetics , host (biology)
New control strategies for malaria are urgently required. One current area of investigation is blocking the transmission of the malaria parasite through its mosquito vector. Bian et al.1 highlight the potential use of Wolbachia, symbiotic bacteria that infect insects, in control of malaria transmission. The authors describe the stable establishment… Download references
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