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How Wolbachia bacteria could help us tackle some of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases

How Wolbachia bacteria could help us tackle some of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases

HomeNeglected Tropical Diseases A common bacterium can dramatically reduce the spread of dengue fever and other tropical diseases. The animals that pose the biggest threat to humans are not lions, sharks, or snakes; they are tiny mosquitoes. Mosquitoes kill more than 600,000 people every year from malaria alone, but they also carry and spread a host of other tropical diseases. …

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