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Posts by World Mosquito Program
"It's never been done on this scale."
The world's biggest mosquito biofactory is working towards 100 million eggs a week - protecting 7 million people every 6 months with our #Wolbachia method.
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You can watch the full film here:
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What does it take to produce five billion #Wolbachia mosquitoes a year? Meet the team inside the world's biggest mosquito biofactory.
Nature that helps heal itself. re:define possible.
#Curitiba #wolbitodobrasil
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Our new video from Laos captures our second phase of implementation, building on the 2023 pilot in parts of Vientiane. Our goal: protecting more than 1.2 million people.
Supported by the Australian Government .
#WeWelcomeWolbachia #DrivingDownDengueInLaos #dengue
youtu.be/Wre7jW5INnc
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Our new video from Laos captures our second phase of implementation, building on the 2023 pilot in parts of Vientiane. Our goal: protecting more than 1.2 million people.
Supported by the Australian Government .
#WeWelcomeWolbachia #DrivingDownDengueInLaos #dengue
https://youtu.be/Wre7jW5INnc
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A Tuesday in Vientiane. Dengue prevention on the ground.
Teaser from our latest video, showing the second phase of implementation in Laos, building on the 2023 pilot. Full video on Monday.
#WeWelcomeWolbachia #DrivingDownDengueInLaos #Wolbachia #dengue
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Luciano Moreira, Special Advisor to the World Mosquito Program has been named to TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health list.
The recognition reflects sustained scientific leadership and public health collaboration to reduce the impact of mosquito-borne diseases.
http://time.com/time100health
#TIME100HEALTH
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"I got dengue... it was a very tough experience."
Tamila Kleine lost friends to dengue in Joinville, Brazil. Now she's leading the fight back using our Wolbachia method.
"Working with the #Wolbachia method has been extremely rewarding."
Read her story:
www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/news-stories...
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito didn’t adapt by accident. It adapted to us.
It thrives in cities, breeding in small pockets of still water.
That’s why we focus on understanding their behaviour, not just fighting outbreaks. Smarter prevention starts with how the problem actually works.
#FunFactFriday
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The world's fastest-spreading mosquito-borne disease now threatens more than half of humanity.
Dengue's scale and speed make it one of our most urgent public health challenges which is exactly why our #Wolbachia method matters. We're working with nature to protect communities.
#FunFactFriday
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From "tiny heated room with pipettes" to 5B mosquitoes/year. Following Nature's recognition yesterday, here is our Q&A with Luciano Moreira on scaling Wolbachia in Brazil
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Nature names Luciano Moreira one of 2025's most influential scientists. He convinced Brazil to release billions of mosquitoes—dengue dropped 89% in Niterói.
Profile: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03844-5
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Learn more about our #Wolbachia method: www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/work/wolb...
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When mosquitoes carry #Wolbachia, they can't transmit #dengue, #Zika or #chikungunya to people. Once released, they breed naturally to create self-sustaining protection.
The evidence 👉 77% dengue reduction (Yogyakarta), 20-year low (Aburrá Valley), decade of protection (Queensland). 1/2
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Did you know mosquitoes hibernate when it gets cold?
Below 10°C, they shut down & their eggs wait for warmer weather to hatch.
Our #Wolbachia method works with mosquitoes' natural biology to protect communities from #dengue, #Zika & #chikungunya – nature working smarter.
#funfactfriday
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Ever wondered why mosquito bites itch? Mosquitoes inject saliva containing anticoagulants that stop your blood from clotting. Your immune system releases histamine to fight it, causing inflammation and that irresistible urge to scratch. Our #Wolbachia method blocks disease transmission naturally.
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You can learn more about our work in #Kiribati here 👇
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The best partnerships are built on shared commitment & scientific rigour. Last Wednesday we welcomed a delegation from Kiribati's Ministry of Health & Medical Services to our Melbourne insectaries.
Together with the Australian Government, we're expanding our #Wolbachia method across South Tarawa.
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Read more 👇
#ThrowbackThursday
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Indonesia began releasing our #Wolbachia mosquitoes in Yogyakarta in 2014.
11 years later, we're working as a technical advisor to the government across five cities, protecting 1.75 million people from mosquito-borne diseases, supporting Indonesia's goal of zero #dengue deaths by 2030.
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Did you know mosquitoes have been around for 220 million years – since dinosaur times? 🦕🦟
Our Wolbachia method works with nature to protect communities from diseases like dengue. We work with mosquitoes, not against them.
#Funfactfriday #Mosquitofacts #Wolbachia
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Mosquitoes live <2 months. Males: 10 days. Females: 8 weeks.
Why this matters: female Aedes aegypti with Wolbachia pass the bacteria to future generations throughout their lives.
Our #Wolbachia method is self-sustaining. One deployment.
Decades of protection.
#Redefinepossible #FunFactFriday
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Before 2011, dengue outbreaks happened every summer in north Queensland. Today, the region is effectively dengue-free.
It started in Cairns, January 2011. Communities learned about the Wolbachia method and agreed to participate.
"No one's talking about dengue anymore"
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT
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Nature Magazine just explored our work in Brazil protecting millions from dengue. Our #Wolbachia method showed an 89% case reduction - self-sustaining prevention for the 3.9 billion people at risk worldwide. Building infrastructure for the next decade of public health. Read the story now 👇
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Read our latest story here: www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/news-stories...
#Wolbachia #dengue #mosquito #zikavirus #brazil
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Joinville, #Brazil is expanding access to #dengue prevention.
From 86 deaths (2023-24) to zero in Phase 1 areas.
Phase 2 beginning: 15 neighbourhoods, 150,000 people
Local resident: "The incidence of disease has really decreased.
The mosquito is no longer acting so violently."
Work continues.
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