Strategic Release of Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes Reduces Dengue Risk by Over 70% in Urban Singapore

Strategic Release of Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes Reduces Dengue Risk by Over 70% in Urban Singapore

A large-scale cluster-randomized trial in Singapore demonstrates that releasing male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the wAlbB Wolbachia strain significantly suppresses wild-type populations and reduces the incidence of symptomatic dengue virus infection by 71-72%, offering a transformative approach to urban vector control.