Dengue fever was reduced by 77% in innovative mosquito tests

Scientists expect that dengue fever is one step closer to eradicating fever after a successful trial in Indonesia, where cases fell by 77 percent, manipulating mosquitoes that spread it. (Subscribe:

They took advantage of a bacterium called Wolbachia that stops the insect’s ability to spread the disease. Channel 4 News spoke with Dr. Katie Anders from the World Mosquito Program. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News

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