Govt Gears Up Release of Wolbachia Mosquitoes in West Jakarta to Control Dengue Fever Cases
According to the plan, the Wolbachia mosquitoes will be released for the first time in Kembangan District, West Jakarta.
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According to the plan, the Wolbachia mosquitoes will be released for the first time in Kembangan District, West Jakarta.
West Jakarta Health Agency head Erizon Safari confirmed that the release of Wolbachia mosquitoes in Kembangan was still pending the legal process.
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Balinese people refuse the lab-grown Wolbachia mosquitoes designed to prevent dengue fever outbreaks.
Wolbachia mosquitos are effective in suppressing the replication of the dengue virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitos when its population has reached 60%.
Govt allocated Rp16 billion (around US$1.03 million) for trials involving the use of mosquitos with Wolbachia to check dengue spread in Indonesia.
The utilization of the Wolbachia method to control dengue is running into challenges.
The Indonesian Health Ministry spokesperson Ngabila Salama highlighted the government's reasons for releasing Wolbachia mosquitoes in regions.
The use of Wolbachia bacteria to control dengue transmission has proven effective in reducing cases of infection by up to 77 percent.
The Health Ministry clarified that the use of Wolbachia bacteria to curb dengue fever cases will not lead to the emergence of new diseases.
Wolbachia is a bacteria that resides in arund 70 percent of the
world's total insect population.