How to control dengue fever spread

Researchers from University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Biological Sciences claim to found a way to control the spread of dengue fever.

The disease afflicts more than 50 million people and kills more than 40,000 worldwide every year.
However, a team led by Professor Scott O’Neill insists mosquitoes transmitting dengue fever can be infected with a bacterium that can shorten their lifespan, lessening the chances of them infecting humans.

"In a surprising development we have found that mosquitoes were carrying this bacterium – known as Wolbachia – are resistant to a range of pathogens that cause disease in humans including dengue, Chikungunya and malaria parasites," News.com.au quoted him as saying.
He added: "What this means is our original proposed method for dengue control may be more effective than we had previously considered and may even be extended to a range of other diseases in the future." READ MORE…

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