Forecasting Healthy Futures

Releasing mosquitoes could protect communities from dengue fever

Paid and presented by Forecasting Healthy Futures; an initiative of Malaria No More.

Mosquitoes are often viewed negatively – but could biomedical advances help us see them in a more positive light? In this rural community that lacks the infrastructure to deal with dengue outbreaks, see why scientists are releasing “Trojan-horse” mosquitoes that can neutralise the disease.

 

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