Project Wolbachia to curb dengue to extend to five more residential areas

The expansion of Project Wolbachia comes after positive results from ongoing field studies in areas such as Tampines and Yishun. - ST

SINGAPORE: From early 2024, five more residential areas will be covered by a dengue-curbing programme that releases lab-grown male mosquitoes to suppress the population of disease-carrying mozzies.

Project Wolbachia, as the programme is called, will be expanded to Bukit Merah-Telok Blangah, Clementi-West Coast, Commonwealth, Holland and the Marine Parade-Mountbatten areas, after positive results from ongoing field studies.