Kuala Lumpur: Aedes mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria will be released nationwide in stages, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said the method could bring down the population of mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus.
He said under the first phase of the project, Aedes mosquitoes injected with the Wolbachia bacteria were released in the Petaling district and Kuala Lumpur.
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