Our paper on the implications of successive blood feeding on Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes is now published in Nature Communications. In this study we found that successive blood feeding results in earlier dengue virus dissemination in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes, but that the inhibitory effects of Wolbachia remain strong. Our work highlights that Wolbachia can effectively inhibit dengue virus even in the context of natural frequent mosquito blood feeding behavior. Congrats to Becky, Mallery, and the rest of the team!
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