Rio De Janeiro's Wolbachia Initiative Boosts Dengue Prevention

Rio De Janeiro's Wolbachia Initiative Boosts Dengue Prevention

The Washington Post

Niteroi has had just 403 suspected cases of dengue so far this year . By comparison, the city of Rio has an incidence rate of 700 per 100,000 people, with more than 42,000 cases . The Wolbachia strategy was pioneered over the last decade by the nonprofit World Mosquito Program .

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