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Virus-blocking insects taking over Vietnamese island

Field trial tests mosquitoes that may stop the spread of dengue

INSECT HIJACK  On Vietnam’s Tri Nyugen Island dengue-blocking mosquitoes now make up around 65 percent of the island’s mosquito population, a survey finds.

Eliminate Dengue Vietnam

By Beth Mole

- More than 2 years ago

WASHINGTON — A tiny island off Vietnam may soon be the first place on Earth where people are completely shielded from dengue, a potentially lethal viral disease that causes painful fevers.