Over three million 'tweaked' mosquitoes to be released in Johor as part pilot project to tackle dengue

JOHOR BAHRU: More than three million eggs of the aedes mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia strain will be released in a pilot project, to combat aedes mosquitoes, in the People's Housing Project (PPR) in Kempas here in an effort by the state government to reduce the number of dengue cases in Johor.

State Health and Unity Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the pilot project, which would take more than two years, will be monitored by the Johor Health Department and Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) to see the effectiveness of the project.