As 50 people so far have died in UP district due to dengue and viral fever, a real-world study has found a way to cut dengue transmission using bacteria infected mosquitoes to drive dengue out of the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The utilization of the Wolbachia method to control dengue is running into challenges, especially in terms of disseminating information about the method to the community. Director ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Health has allocated Rp16 billion (around US$1.03 million) for trials involving the use of mosquitos with Wolbachia to check dengue spread in five cities of ...

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmit dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. A study reports a new technique that could make one approach to mosquito control -- using Wolbachia bacteria that reduce the ...

The trial was carried out in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia, and is being expanded in the hope of eradicating the virus, the report added. The World Mosquito Programme team is optimistic it could be a ...

KUALA LUMPUR: These days, Mr Khasmani Samat does not kill every mosquito that lands on him. If they are the aegypti species of mosquito, the 76-year-old pensioner chooses to gently blow them away.

Many countries including Singapore, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Brazil are opting for the Wolbachia method for dengue control. Under the method, lab-grown male Aedes aegypti ...

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmit dengue, chikungunya, and zika viruses. A study published in PLOS NTDs reports a new technique that could make one approach to mosquito control—using Wolbachia ...