Friendly mosquitoes slash dengue risk in major brazilian trial

NCT ID NCT04514107

First seen Dec 08, 2025 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 21 times

Summary

This study tested a clever way to prevent dengue fever: releasing mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria into neighborhoods. These special mosquitoes make it harder for viruses like dengue to spread. Over 5,700 children in Brazil took part, and the approach was added to standard mosquito control. The goal was to see if this method could lower the number of new infections.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology

    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31275-030, Brazil

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