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Dengue rates plummet in Australian city after release of modified mosquitoes

Insects were deliberately infected with bacteria that interrupt transmission of the disease.
  1. Ewen Callaway
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An Australian city has seen local cases of dengue fever plunge after it was blanketed with mosquitoes modified to block transmission of the virus.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05914-3

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  1. O'Neill, S. L. et al. Gates Open Res. 2, 36 (2018).

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