Anti-dengue mosquito trial success
Cases of dengue fever plummeted by a “staggering” 77% after researchers released mosquitoes that were modified to be resistant to the virus. These mosquitoes carry dengue-blocking Wolbachia bacteria, which then spread through local mosquito populations. Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes were released over a six-month period in randomly designated parts of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, starting in 2016. The results have been reported in press releases, and the full data are yet to be published.
Nature | 6 min readReference: University of California Berkeley press release
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