Natural bacteria could wipe out dengue-carrying mosquitos, Australian research suggests

Populations of mosquitos, which spread dengue fever, zika and other viruses, dropped by 80% after being infected with Wolbachia bacteria

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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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