New approach to fighting dengue


Azmi (left) supervising a worker spraying larvicide on old tyres dumped in the back lanes at Klang Sentral off Jalan Meru in Klang. KK SHAM/The Star - KK SHAM/The Star

AEDES mosquitoes injected with Wolbachia bacteria may be introduced in urban neighbourhoods in Klang as a way to curb dengue outbreaks.

Klang Municipal Council (MPK) Health and Environment Department director Azmi Muji said the council was considering this as a biological method of controlling Aedes mosquito population.

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