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A plate of Wolbachia-infected mosquito, which were released in an Indonesian city.Credit: World Mosquito Program
Modifying mosquitoes could eliminate dengue
Cases of dengue fever plummeted by more than 75% in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta after researchers released mosquitoes modified to carry Wolbachia bacteria, which stop the insects from transmitting some viruses. These results are the strongest evidence yet that the Wolbachia technique, in development since the 1990s, could rid the wor…
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