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New tool in the fight against mosquito-borne disease: A microbial 'mosquito net'

Earlier this year, researchers showed that they could cut the lives of disease-carrying mosquitoes in half by infecting them with a bacterium they took from fruit flies. Now, a new report in the December 24th issue of Cell, a Cell Press … Continue reading

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Decade-long US project to fight malaria builds thriving African mosquito net industry

Data shows combined approach of selling bed nets and giving vouchers for subsidized and free nets proves effective, sustainable, replicable WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 17, 2009) In a decade-long initiative to protect millions of families from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, a … Continue reading

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