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Trials of Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes scaled up in South America
Description: Mosquitoes infected with naturally occurring Wolbachia bacteria will be released in large urban areas in Colombia and Brazil. The new field trials will assess the effectiveness of the method for reducing new cases of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases. [Source: Wellcome]
URL: https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/trials-wolbachia-carrying-mosquitoes-scaled-south-america
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Source: Wellcome
Publish Date: 10/26/2016
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