How billions of hacked mosquitoes and a vaccine could beat the deadly dengue virus

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How billions of hacked mosquitoes and a vaccine could beat the deadly dengue virus

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Nature, Published online: 16 September 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02918-8

Outbreaks of dengue are killing thousands of people in South America each year and getting worse. Brazil hopes to turn the tide with a home-grown vaccine and an army of mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria.

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