Bacteria keeping up the fight against dengue

Bacteria keeping up the fight against dengue

Fighting dengue fever with Wolbachia bacteria
Credit: Ary Hoffmann, University of Melbourne

An international team of scientists has successfully deployed bacteria to reduce dengue cases by 40% in areas of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the disease is rife.

They achieved this using a new strain of the Wolbachia bacteria, known as wAlbB, that was able to survive the temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius and higher commonly experienced in the area.

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Published by Cosmos.

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