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Study finds bacteria can accelerate mosquito control, prevent dengue, Zika
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) In a breakthrough research, UK scientists have identified a bacteria that can curb the growth of disease-spreading mosquitoes. The team from the universities of Exeter and Wageningen showed that mosquito larvae grow faster if they’re exposed to Asaia bacteria and could help global health programmes in curbing diseases like dengue, yellow fever, and Zika, caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology, showed that Asaia accelerated development time by a day. This, the team said, could boost mass-rearing schemes that need to produce millions of adult mosquitoes. Previously, anti-disease programmes have been used to bree

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