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The Indonesian city of Yogyakarta is using an unconventional method to tackle dengue fever – by using mosquitoes. The World Mosquito Programme has been breeding mosquitoes with Wolbachia, a common bacteria that makes it difficult for viruses to reproduce in their hosts. The aim is for the so-called good mosquitoes to breed with other mosquitoes, including the Aedes aegypti mosquito species, which carries dengue, Zika and other viral diseases. Researchers hope the approach can eliminate dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases in the country.

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