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Queensland researchers find key to taking sting out of mozzies
Thursday February 04, 2021
A device that targets mosquitos and helps prevent diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika has been trialled in an international study led by Queensland researchers.
Researchers have found a new way to reduce mosquito-borne diseases (Photo: Brown.edu)
The ’emanator’ is a small insecticide-treated plastic mesh device and has been used in a randomised field trial to target Aedes aegypti mosquitos in homes in the state of Yucatan in Mexico.
The findings from the study, led by the Berghofer Medical Research Institute (QIMR) in Brisbane, show that…
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