Anti-Malarial Mosquitoes

[drkamruzzaman]

Artificially induced bacterial infections in mosquitoes could reduce the spread of malaria-causing parasites.

Creating a stable, heritable infection of Wolbachia (parasites or endosymbionts to many insect species) bacteria in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes diminishes the insects’ chances of transmitting the human malaria-causing parasite (G. Bian et al). The results suggest that such modified mosquitoes could contribute to malaria prevention strategies

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http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/35502/title/Anti-Malarial-Mosquitoes-/
Ref: G. Bian et al., “Wolbachia invades Anopheles stephensi populations and induces refractoriness to Plasmodium infection,” Science, 340: 748-751, 2013.

[kwnafi]

Excellent post