Wolbachia evolves rapidly in cell lines, in contrast to long-term stability in novel insect hosts. Fascinating and important work! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

🦟"#Bangladesh🇧🇩: Nearly 1,000 people die of #dengue in severe #outbreak" bbc.com/news/world-asi… via BBC News (World)

Nice article in NYT about our work, primarily in Colombia. Congratulation to the whole team in Colombia

Scientists say the release of #mosquitoes containing the Wolbachia bacteria has practically eliminated dengue fever cases in #NorthQueensland. Full story 👉 rb.gy/cfnma

New paper suggesting that bias in trial design might have resulted in an underestimation of the measured efficacy of Wolbachia for controlling dengue in Indonesian trial gh.bmj.com/content/8/8/e0…

Local #dengue fever cases in #Taiwan exceed 15,000 this year focustaiwan.tw/society/202310…

Scott O'Neill Reanalysis of the #Wolbachia trial data by Suzanne Dufault, PhD gives empirical support to these model predictions: efficacy against #dengue ⬆️ from 77.1 to 82.7% when human and mosquito movement better accounted for dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.0… Alex Perkins Sean M. Cavany

3 cities in Colombia saw a dramatic fall in the incidence of dengue following the introduction of mosquitoes carrying @WMPglobal’s Wolbachia. In neighbourhoods where our Wolbachia were well established, dengue incidence dropped by 94–97%. 👇🏼 nature.com/articles/d4158…

Three cities in Colombia saw a dramatic fall in dengue in the years following the introduction of mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia, a bacterium that prevents the insect from transmitting viruses go.nature.com/49gARZC

🦟"#Dengue is spreading in #Europe: how worried should we be? The post-#COVID travel boom combined with a warm summer have led to dengue #outbreaks in #Italy and #France." by Miryam Naddaf nature.com/articles/d4158… via nature

Bangladesh faces its worst dengue epidemic on record lemonde.fr/en/environment… via Le Monde in English

You can learn more about our #Wolbachia method and the role it can play in fighting mosquito-borne diseases on our dedicated microsite: worldmosquitoprogram.org/wmp-at-cop28 #ChangeIt #monashuni #WeWelcomeWolbachia #dengue #Zika #COP28 2/2

As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world | CBC News cbc.ca/news/health/de…

Ever heard of Wolbachia? 🦟 This naturally occurring bacteria plays a crucial role – when introduced to mosquitoes, it inhibits their ability to transmit diseases like dengue fever, Zika, and malaria! 🌍✨ #COP28 #ClimateAction #MosquitoMagic

Our new paper on dengue emergence in Vietnam is out now in Nature Communications! We studied the role of urban infrastructure, climate change and mobility in shaping patterns of dengue disease, and here's what we found (🧵1/7) nature.com/articles/s4146…

According to nature, these are the science events to watch in 2024. A list that includes our very own #wolbachia method! #dengue #science nature.com/articles/d4158…

🇱🇦 In partnership with Save the Children International & Lao PDR Ministry of Health, our Wolbachia method reached 32 villages, impacting 86K people in the battle against #dengue. Here's a closer look at our journey & and the inspiring stories of those involved. #WeWelcomeWolbachia 👇Thread

Several countries in the African region are currently experiencing severe outbreaks of dengue, with Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Mali being the most affected. Dengue, a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes🦟, poses a significant health challenge in the region.

Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe healthpolicy-watch.news/dengue-cases-a…

Wow, The World Mosquito Program made CNN's 24 things in the world to look forward to in 2024 amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.co…