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PROJECT WOLBACHIA – SINGAPORE

Using male Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to help reduce the dengue mosquito population

NEA regularly explores new tools and technologies to improve dengue control in Singapore. Since 2010, NEA’s Environmental Health Institute (EHI) has studied various novel mosquito control methods, and has focused on the Wolbachia technology since 2012. Wolbachia’s potential to reduce the Aedes aegypti mosquito population has been demonstrated in our laboratories.
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