Research & Ideas

Study shows efficacy of method for reducing dengue fever incidence

Photo of an Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
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Researchers had previously observed that Wolbachia-treated mosquitoes are not able to transfer dengue to humans, but the study was the first randomized controlled trial to test whether introducing the bacteria into a mosquito population could be used as a large-scale public health intervention. (Photo by Kmaluhia under CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Preliminary data from a study involving UC Berkeley researchers suggests that the “Wolbachia method” could be used to significantly reduce the incidence of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, in populations where the illness is endemic.
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