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ArticleScientific reports2024

Wolbachia infection in Aedes aegypti does not affect its vectorial capacity for Dirofilaria immitis.

Takahiro Shirozu, Maria Angenica F Regilme, Manabu Ote, Mizuki Sasaki, Akira Soga, Hiroki Bochimoto, Hidenobu Kawabata, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Hirotaka Kanuka, Shinya Fukumoto

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Takahiro ShirozuNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan.
Maria Angenica F RegilmeNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan.
Manabu OteDepartment of Tropical Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Mizuki SasakiNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan.
Akira SogaNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan.
Hiroki BochimotoDepartment of Cell Physiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Hidenobu KawabataHealth Care Administration Center, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan.
Rika Umemiya-ShirafujiNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan.
Hirotaka KanukaDepartment of Tropical Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Shinya FukumotoNational Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan. fukumoto@obihiro.ac.jp.

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H02510
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Abstract

Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and filariasis are a growing public health concern in endemic countries. Biological approaches, such as the trans-infection of Wolbachia pipientis in mosquitoes, are an alternative vector control strategy, especially for arthropod-borne viruses such as dengue. In the present study, the effect of Wolbachia (wMel strain) on the vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti for Dirofilaria immitis was studied. Our results showed that Wolbachia does not affect the phenotype of mosquito survival or the prevalence, number, and molting rate of third-stage larvae in both susceptible and resistant strains of Ae. aegypti. RNA-seq analysis of Malpighian tubules at 2 days post-infection with D. immitis showed the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with and without wMel infection. No characteristic immune-related gene expression patterns were observed among the DEGs. No significant change in the amount of Wolbachia was observed in the Ae. aegypti after D. immitis infection. Our results suggest that infection of D. immitis in Ae. aegypti populations will not interfere with Wolbachia-based vector control strategies in dengue-endemic areas where cases of D. immitis are present. This study demonstrated the veterinary medical validity of a dengue control program using Wolbachia.

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AedesDirofilaria immitisMosquito VectorsWolbachiaAnimalsDirofilariasisFemaleLarva

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