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Fighting dengue, Indonesia breeds bacteria-tainted mosquito

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Ferdinand Himawan in Central Java
June 6, 2024

Indonesian scientists are breeding bacteria-infected mosquitoes that are incapable of transmitting dengue fever. They hope this can help prevent the spread of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne illness.