Impact of temperature on patient-derived dengue virus breakthrough infections in wMel-infected Aedes aegypti
Abstract
The w Mel strain of the insect endosymbiont Wolbachia reduces the potential for Aedes aegypti to transmit mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue (DENV). Field trials that have introgressed w Mel into Ae. aegypti populations have shown this approach significantly reduces dengue incidence. In a laboratory setting some w Mel- Ae. aegypti develop infectious saliva following a viremic blood meal. Additionally, studies have demonstrated that exposing w Mel- Ae. aegypti to heat treatment, particularly during the larval stage, reduces w Mel density in key tissues such as the ovaries, midgut and salivary glands. Here we build on these studies, using viremic blood collected from 13 dengue inpatients at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam), to assess how temperature affects the protection afforded to Ae. aegypti by w Mel. We found that, compared to w Mel- Ae. aegypti reared at 28 ± 4°C, those reared at 31 ± 4°C developed infectious saliva more frequently, but the risk of this occurring was still reduced compared to WT mosquitoes reared at the same temperature. Heat treatment reduced the density of w Mel in all tissues tested, decreased the magnitude of w Mel’s protection against DENV replication in the head/thorax, and significantly increased the amount of DENV replication in w Mel- Ae. aegypti . When comparing cohorts of w Mel- Ae. aegypti that did or did not develop infectious saliva, DENV levels in the head/thorax were associated with increased odds of…
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