Unique research of ICMR about mosquitoes: Now only mosquitoes that spread dengue and chikungunya will protect against these diseases; know how. There is a huge increase in the number of mosquito-borne diseases during the rainy season. To avoid this, the Puducherry-based Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Vector Control Research Center (VCRC) have developed mosquitoes that are infected with a particular bacteria. These will prevent the spread of diseases like dengue and chikungunya. In fact, scientists have infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread diseases like dengue, with two species of Wolbachia bacteria - W-Mel and W-AlbB. Wolbachia is a common bacteria found in 60 species of insects. Bacteria control the virus in mosquitoes ICMR-VCRC director Dr. Ashwani Kumar told news agency ANI that this bacteria settles on every cell of mosquitoes and makes it their home. After this it starts controlling the virus like dengue. Research has found that mosquitoes are not ab...
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