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Susceptibility of Wolbachia mosquito control to temperature shifts

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Climate change might alter mosquito-borne disease risk, but research now suggests that one emerging mosquito control approach might be largely resistant to warming temperatures.

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Caragata, E.P. Susceptibility of Wolbachia mosquito control to temperature shifts. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 767–768 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01752-y

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