Breakthrough in the treatment of dengue

News network Nine News on August 26 said Australian scientists are showing great optimism when developing new treatments that allow a complete cut in the spread of dengue in humans.

Earlier this year, scientists from the Dengue Treatment project published a list of thousands of mosquitoes specially cared for in the laboratory on the outskirts of Cairns, Yorkeys Knob and Gordonvale.

Professor Scott O'Neill released the first Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes into the environment in Queensland, Australia in January this year. (Source: news.sciencemag.org)

These mosquitoes are cared for in the laboratory and have been naturally infected with Wolbachia , a bacterium that is thought to be able to prevent mosquitoes from spreading dengue, as well as reducing time. human life

Results showed that 100% of mosquitoes carrying dengue virus that live in Yorkeys Knob and about 90% in the Gordonvale area carry Wolbachia. This can be considered a breakthrough in finding ways to effectively prevent this dangerous disease.

Professor Scott O'Neill of Monash University, Melbourne, said scientists hope to be able to conduct experiments abroad, in which countries of interest include Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil and Indonesia. .