Kate L. McElroy

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether the wMel strain of Wolbachia influenced CHIKV and YFV infection in Aedes aegypti and found that the extent of pathogen reduction can be influenced by the strain of bacterium.

TL;DR: O'nyong-nyong virus (ONNV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are closely related alphaviruses that cause human disease in Africa and Asia and strain-variability for ONNV with respect to the ability of the virus to infect An.

TL;DR: Three full-length infectious cDNA clones based on the alphavirus chikungunya (CHIKV) were developed and characterized in vitro and in vivo and have the potential for gene expression studies on this important vector species.

TL;DR: It is determined that the absence of the PM has no effect on the development of Brugia pahangi or on the dissemination of dengue virus, and the PM seems to localize proteolytic enzymes along the periphery of the blood bolus during the first 24 hours after blood feeding.

TL;DR: Considering the low level viremias anticipated in humans vaccinated with these viruses, it is predicted that the risks of infection and transmission by mosquitoes in nature is minimal.