SYDNEY: Australian scientists said Monday they want to fight dengue fever - which is spread by mosquito bites - by releasing more of the buzzing, flying insects into the environment.
The mosquitoes released would be resistant to dengue and expected to quickly infiltrate the insect population in the Queensland city of Townsville and stop the spread of the disease.
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