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Releasing mosquitoes to fight dengue: How Singapore took Project Wolbachia from lab to heartlands

Releasing mosquitoes to fight dengue: How Singapore took Project Wolbachia from lab to heartlands
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Project Wolbachia, which started in 2016, uses specially bred male mosquitoes to suppress the Aedes aegypti population and reduce the risk of dengue.

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