Mosquitoes armed with virus-fighting bacteria sharply curb dengue infections, hospitalizations

by Kelly Servick

A strategy for fighting dengue fever with bacteria-armed mosquitoes has passed its most rigorous test yet: a large, randomized, controlled trial. Researchers reported today dramatic reductions in rates of dengue infection and hospitalization in areas of an Indonesian city where the disease-fighting mosquitoes were released.  (source: sciencemag.org)

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