Virus Transmission Model (IMAGE)

Indiana University

Virus Transmission Model

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This illustration shows how the transmission of Wolbachia bacteria (in purple) from fruit flies to mosquitoes appears to block the transmission of viruses (in blue) to humans.

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Tamanash Bhattacharya

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