[PDF][PDF] Establishment of Wolbachia strain wAlbB in Malaysian populations of Aedes aegypti for dengue control

…, NMN Nizam, SM Irwan, NM Endersby-Harshman… - Current biology, 2019 - cell.com
Dengue has enormous health impacts globally. A novel approach to decrease dengue
incidence involves the introduction of Wolbachia endosymbionts that block dengue virus …

[HTML][HTML] Wolbachia Infections in Aedes aegypti Differ Markedly in Their Response to Cyclical Heat Stress

…, JK Axford, VL White, NM Endersby-Harshman… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria are currently being released for
arbovirus suppression around the world. Their potential to invade populations and persist …

[HTML][HTML] Association between three mutations, F1565C, V1023G and S996P, in the voltage-sensitive sodium channel gene and knockdown resistance in Aedes …

…, AA Hoffmann, NM Endersby-Harshman - Insects, 2015 - mdpi.com
Mutations in the voltage-sensitive sodium channel gene (Vssc) have been identified in Aedes
aegypti and some have been associated with pyrethroid insecticide resistance. Whether …

Improving mosquito control strategies with population genomics

TL Schmidt, NM Endersby-Harshman… - Trends in Parasitology, 2021 - cell.com
Mosquito control strategies increasingly apply knowledge from population genomics research.
This review highlights recent applications to three research domains: mosquito invasions, …

A comprehensive assessment of inbreeding and laboratory adaptation in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

PA Ross, NM EndersbyHarshman… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reared in laboratories are being released around the
world to control wild mosquito populations and the diseases they transmit. Several efforts have …

Contrasting genetic structure between mitochondrial and nuclear markers in the dengue fever mosquito from Rio de Janeiro: implications for vector control

…, NM EndersbyHarshman… - Evolutionary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Dengue is the most prevalent global arboviral disease that affects over 300 million people
every year. Brazil has the highest number of dengue cases in the world, with the most severe …

Heterogeneous genetic invasions of three insecticide resistance mutations in Indo‐Pacific populations of Aedes aegypti (L.)

NM EndersbyHarshman, TL Schmidt… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nations throughout the Indo‐Pacific region use pyrethroid insecticides to control Aedes
aegypti, the mosquito vector of dengue, often without knowledge of pyrethroid resistance status …

Tracking genetic invasions: Genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal the source of pyrethroid‐resistant Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito) …

…, J Chung, NM EndersbyHarshman… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… aegypti reference populations in this study, there is considerable diversity in resistance
genotypes (Endersby-Harshman et al., 2018; unpublished data), with populations made up of …

Maintaining Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia

…, KM Richardson, NM Endersby-Harshman… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2017 - jove.com
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes experimentally infected with Wolbachia are being utilized in
programs to control the spread of arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Wolbachia…

A Wolbachia infection from Drosophila that causes cytoplasmic incompatibility despite low prevalence and densities in males

…, PC Griffin, SF Lee, PA Ross, NM Endersby-Harshman… - Heredity, 2019 - nature.com
Wolbachia bacteria are common insect endosymbionts transmitted maternally and capable
of spreading through insect populations by cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) when infected …