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Brazil is fighting dengue with bacteria-infected mosquitos (www.technologyreview.com)
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One of the country’s anti-dengue strategies aims to hamper the mosquitoes’ ability to spread disease by infecting the insects with a common bacteria—Wolbachia. The bacteria seems to boost the mosquitoes’ immune response, making it more difficult for dengue and other viruses to grow inside the insects. It also directly competes with viruses for crucial molecules they need to replicate.

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I've seen the hemorrhagic. Noooooooo thank you.

[-] gaifux@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

It's that below the pelagic?

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