In Rio, rife with dengue, bacteria-infected mosquitoes are making a difference
apnews.com
Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen of dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend the ever-growing needs of its population.

I don't understand AP's old-school headline fetish that makes no sense in the digital world. There's no need to be confusing to save space. It's not as if my clearer headline that's ~10 characters longer than theirs is "too long".

The dengue virus is passed between humans by infected mosquitoes, but a type of bacteria called Wolbachia can interrupt transmission of the disease. Health officials say a pilot program launched in Niteroi in 2015, in which scientists breed mosquitoes to carry the Wolbachia bacteria, has helped the city in its battle against dengue.

  • DayOfDoom [any, any]
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    4 months ago

    Gettin' fuzzed out on that wolbachia shit, man. I was there when the English language was destroyed. It ain't nothing to me man, I'm speaking that Esperanto tongue. I flipped a cardboard box into an entire spy career.