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Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes help drive out dengue – Monash Lens – Monash Lens
Dengue is the world’s fastest-growing tropical disease, with two million people infected each week across more than 100 countries.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads dengue also carries Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever, infectin…
Dengue is the worlds fastest-growing tropical disease, with two million people infected each week across more than 100 countries.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads dengue also carries Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever, infecting about 400 million people a year. The mosquito is active during the day, so the nets that protect sleepers from malaria are powerless against it.
But a common bacterium called Wolbachia that is harmless to humans can stop the Aedes aegypti mosquito from spreading…
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