The Wolbachia method is a safe, natural and non-GMO technique that introduces Wolbachia bacteria into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, preventing them from transmitting viruses such as dengue, Zika, and chik ...
Oct. 10 (UPI) --The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil, aiming to boost protection ...
Inside a small building in eastern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cátia Cabral holds up a jar filled with what looks like fine black pepper. But this ain't pepper. Each granule is actually a tiny mosquito ...
DHAKA, May 6, 2026 (BSS) - Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said the piloting project to strengthen dengue control efforts through the Wolbachia method is in ...
Brazil has unveiled the world's largest biofactory dedicated to breeding mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria, an innovative method poised to safeguard an estimated 140 million people from ...
The government is accelerating the preparation of a plan to roll-out the Wolbachia method, a globally renowned scientific ...
DDT helped wipe out one of the deadliest species from Brazil, but that's not the end of the story. By RJ Mackenzie Published May 2, 2025 8:00 AM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...