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Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to combat dengue

GEORGE TOWN: Penang has released mosquitoes infected with a harmless bacterium known as Wolbachia, to reduce the population of wild dengue-transmitting aedes mosquitoes. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the pilot project was carried out on Nov 19 last year in eight locations in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. He said three out of the eight locations […]