- by Alison
The number of dengue cases reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) has increased eight-fold since 2000, from 500,000 cases to 4.2 million in 2019. Wolbachia-infected Aedes mosquitoes are bringing hope; they reduced dengue case numbers by 77 per cent during a World Mosquito Program…
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- by Alison
Aedes mosquitoes continue to expand their reach around the globe. Halting the spread of this nuisance is one piece of the jigsaw in the complex fight against dengue. Preventing these vectors from transmitting the virus is another. And that is exactly what the World Mosquito…
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- by Alison
In the first article in our two-part series on Wolbachia, we looked at how Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes hold the key to reducing dengue outbreaks. In fact, an increasing number of communities across Asia are embarking on Wolbachia programs. In this second article, we compare the differences…
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- by Alison
A naturally-occurring bacteria, Wolbachia can be found in around 60% of insect species, including some types of mosquito. Wolbachia, however, it is not usually found in the Aedes aegypti mosquito. But artificially infecting an Aedes population with Wolbachia reduces the mosquitoes’ ability to transmit dengue…
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