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Climate and landscape features associated with successful Wolbachia replacement in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wolbachia replacement is a promising strategy for reducing arboviral transmission by Aedes aegypti. Wolbachia infection is refractory to arboviruses, including dengue and chikungunya, and Wolbachia spreads in mosquito populations by maternal transmission and cytoplasmic incompatibility, whereby mati...

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Main Authors: Tiley, Katie (Author) , Susong, Katie Milligan (Author) , Knoblauch, Steffen (Author) , O'Reilly, Kathleen (Author) , Brady, Oliver J. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 04 August 2026
In: Parasites & vectors
Year: 2026, Pages: 1-42
ISSN:1756-3305
DOI:10.1186/s13071-026-07602-y
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07602-y
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-026-07602-y
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Author Notes:Katie Tiley, Katie Milligan Susong, Steffen Knoblauch, Kathleen M. O’Reilly, Oliver J. Brady
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Summary:Wolbachia replacement is a promising strategy for reducing arboviral transmission by Aedes aegypti. Wolbachia infection is refractory to arboviruses, including dengue and chikungunya, and Wolbachia spreads in mosquito populations by maternal transmission and cytoplasmic incompatibility, whereby mating between infected males and uninfected females produce nonviable offspring. Deployment programmes seek to establish stable, high Wolbachia prevalence through the release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes; however, prevalence varies spatially, particularly in complex urban environments where fine-scale heterogeneity in temperature and built environment may influence mosquito population dynamics. Here, we investigate how climate and landscape features are associated with heterogeneous Wolbachia replacement outcomes using wMel prevalence data from releases in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2017-2019).
Item Description:Gesehen am 12.08.2026
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1756-3305
DOI:10.1186/s13071-026-07602-y

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