THE WORLD MOSQUITOES PROGRAM

WHEN AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITOES CARRY NATURAL BACTERIA CALLED WOLBACHIA, THEY REDUCE THE MOSQUITOES’ ABILITY TO TRANSMIT VIRUSES LIKE DENGUE, ZIKA, CHIKUNGUNYA AND YELLOW FEVER. FIND OUT HOW.

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How mosquitoes spread disease

Mosquitoes pick up viruses by biting infected people. When they bite again, they can transmit the virus to the next person. This is how mosquito-borne diseases spread.

Mosquitoes do not naturally carry viruses – they can only get them from infected people. 

Since only female mosquitoes bite humans, only female mosquitoes can transmit viruses.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main transmitter of dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses.

Aedes aegypti

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes originated in Africa, but they have spread through tropical and subtropical regions around the world.

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