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| Title |
The Impact of Wolbachia on Virus Infection in Mosquitoes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Viruses, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.3390/v7112903 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karyn N Johnson |
| Abstract |
Mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, West Nile and chikungunya viruses cause significant morbidity and mortality in human populations. Since current methods are not sufficient to control disease occurrence, novel methods to control transmission of arboviruses would be beneficial. Recent studies have shown that virus infection and transmission in insects can be impeded by co-infection with the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis. Wolbachia is a maternally inherited endosymbiont that is commonly found in insects, including a number of mosquito vector species. In Drosophila, Wolbachia mediates antiviral protection against a broad range of RNA viruses. This discovery pointed to a potential strategy to interfere with mosquito transmission of arboviruses by artificially infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia. This review outlines research on the prevalence of Wolbachia in mosquito vector species and the impact of antiviral effects in both naturally and artificially Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 30% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 30% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Sweden | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 70% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 20% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 366 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 355 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 69 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 48 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 44 | 12% |
| Researcher | 42 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 5% |
| Other | 60 | 16% |
| Unknown | 83 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 106 | 29% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 76 | 21% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 25 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 13 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 11% |
| Unknown | 85 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 November 2021.
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#1,803,095
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#27,987
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