Keywords: Pakistan
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Establishment of Wolbachia infection in Aedes aegypti from Pakistan via embryonic microinjection and semi-field evaluation of general fitness of resultant mosquito populationM. S. Sarwar, N. Jahan, A. Ali, H. K. Yousaf and I. Munzoor, Parasites and Vectors, 15:191. 2022.
BACKGROUND: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is mainly spread by Aedes aegypti. It is prevalent on five continents, predominantly in tropical and sub-tropical zones across the world. Wolbachia bacteria have been extensively used in vector control strategies ... |
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Fighting Dengue Virus with Biological WeaponsZ. Ebrahim, Inter Press Service, 2021.
For the last 11 years, he has been trying to convince both the provincial and central governments of making “billions of mosquitoes in labs”, which when released in the wild, could reduce the spread of dengue virus, but with little luck. The released genetically engineered ... |
