ArboShield™ Biocontrol Agents

We Vaccinate the Vectors

It took Arboviruses (insect viruses) millions of years to evolve to cross species and replicate effectively in vertebrates (mammals). By identifying the genetic and biological factors that enabled these viruses to infect, replicate, and spread between species we have engineered a harmless a host-restricted (HR) symbiont against, ArboShield™, which replicates normally in insects, but replicates poorly, or not at all in vertebrates. ArboShield™ persistently infects mosquitoes are produced by Vacunax for egg or larvae deployment to geographic areas where pathogens are causing disease, creating a “vaccinated” non-pathogenic mosquito population that acts as a fire-wall against disease. Mosquitoes become our allies in stopping pathogen spread and eradicating disease.