Natural bacteria could wipe out dengue-carrying mosquitos, Australian research suggests
by Donna Lu from World news | The Guardian on (#5QB19)
Populations of mosquitos, which spread dengue fever, zika and other viruses, dropped by 80% after being infected with Wolbachia bacteria
Infecting dengue-carrying mosquitoes with a strain of naturally occurring bacteria can drastically reduce their numbers, new Australian research has found.
In a trial in three north Queensland communities, researchers dramatically suppressed the populations of the Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads dengue fever, Zika, chikungunya and other viruses.
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