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3rd January 2009

Bugging mosquitoes in the fight against dengue

posted in - Medical Updates, - Palmdoc |

Infecting the Aedes mosquito with a bacteria called Wolbachia bacteria seems to be a promising method in the battle against dengue.

Humans could be protected from dengue fever by infecting the mosquitoes carrying it with a parasite which halves their lifespan, say researchers.
Australian scientists, writing in the journal Science, found that Wolbachia bacteria spread well through laboratory-bred mosquitoes.
Only older mosquitoes pass on dengue – so killing them could cut disease.
Experts said it remained to be seen how well the bacteria would spread outside the laboratory.

I think in Malaysia, there’s too much talk and precious little action in the fight against dengue.

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