World Mosquito Program Impact Assessment Team
Monash University
Finalist - 2021 Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research
Dengue is a major public health problem in tropical regions that conventional approaches to reducing mosquito populations have been unable to control. The World Mosquito Program Impact Assessment team has led epidemiological field trials that demonstrate the efficacy of a sustainable method for controlling dengue by releasing mosquitoes infected with the insect bacterium Wolbachia.
