Wolbachia Method: South American Cities Spread Bacteria-Carrying Aedes aegypti to Reduce Disease-Causing Mosquitoes

Medicine & Technology Feb 07, 2024

Introducing Wolbachia bacteria to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes has been found to reduce the transmission of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases. Learn more about it in this article.

Brazil Mosquito Factory: Five Billion Modified Bugs With Bacteria That Stops Virus Transmission Could Be Released Each Year

Feb 04, 2024

The mosquitoes will be infected with a bacteria that can stop the mosquitoes from transmitting viruses, such as dengue fever. Read to learn more.

Dengue Fever Cut Down by 77% With Groundbreaking Bacteria-Armed Mosquitoes

Jun 10, 2021

Mosquitoes infected with a strain of Wolbachia, a virus-fighting bacteria, curbed dengue fever by around 77% in a trial in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia.

Australia to Use Wolbachia Bacteria to Halt Buffalo Fly Spread

Nov 04, 2020

Australian cattle farmers, especially those from the northern part of the continent, has had to contend with the serious threat that is the Buffalo fly.

Singapore Has Entered the Second Wave of Coronavirus While Battling Another Worst Virus Outbreak Since 2013

Jul 03, 2020

With Singapore facing the second waves of both dengue and coronavirus, local health authorities are hoping that their Wolbachia Program will help reduce the massive amounts of breeding mosquitoes.

Florida Releases Thousands of Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes to Wipe Out Viruses

Apr 19, 2017

Florida has released thousands of male mosquitoes on Tuesday to test a new way to eliminate Zika and other viruses in the South Florida.