Using Wolbachia to Control Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Biting mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting many pathogens that cause deadly diseases in people, our pets, and our livestock. This includes diseases like malaria, which is caused by Plasmodium parasites, viral diseases, including dengue and West Nile fever, and diseases like filariasis, which is caused by parasitic worms. This article outlines the use of the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis as a tool to control mosquito populations and reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases
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Biting mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting many pathogens that cause deadly diseases in people, our pets, and our livestock. This includes diseases like malaria, which is caused by…