4mDengue fever cut by 77% in groundbreaking mosquito trial
Scientists hope they are a step closer to eradicating dengue fever following a successful trial in Indonesia that saw cases fall by 77 per cent, by manipulating the mosquitoes that spread it.
They harnessed a bacteria called Wolbachia that stops the insect’s ability to spread the disease.
Channel 4 News spoke to Dr Katie Anders from the World Mosquito Programme.