Scientists Find A Simple Way to Reduce Dengue Infections by 77%
Indonesian researchers have claimed that dengue mosquitoes infected with a specific bacteria help in reducing the spread of the deadly dengue virus by
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Indonesian researchers have claimed that dengue mosquitoes infected with a specific bacteria help in reducing the spread of the deadly dengue virus by
Infecting the mosquitoes with a different bug slams the breaks on dengue fever, trial finds.
Introducing mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria to parts of an Indonesian city reduced the incidence of dengue by 77% and cases of the disease requiring treatment in hospital by 86%, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
An experiment to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that stop them from transmitting viruses appears to have helped reduced the spread of deadly dengue virus in Indonesia, researchers reported Wednesday.
Scientists say a "miraculous" bacteria has shown great promise in tackling the threat from one of the world's most dangerous creatures: the Aedes aegypti mosquito....