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Dr. Belinda van Heerwaarden
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Our latest work on Wolbachia mosquitoes is now published!

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Wolbachia strain wMelM disrupts egg retention by Aedes aegypti females prevented from ovipositing | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Wolbachia mosquito releases are expanding around the world with substantial impacts on dengue transmission. Releases have succeeded in many locations, but the establishment of Wolbachia has been chall...
journals.asm.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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My current work mainly focuses on understanding mosquito responses to climate change.

Here's our latest preprint on this topic which shows that mosquito fertility can decline at high temperatures. Stay tuned for more!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Elevated developmental temperatures below the lethal limit reduce Aedes aegypti fertility
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the principal vectors of dengue and continue to pose a threat to human health, with ongoing urbanization, climate change, and trade all impacting the distribution and abun...
www.biorxiv.org
November 10, 2024 at 4:43 AM