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The World Mosquito Program (WMP) is a not-for-profit group of companies owned by Monash University that works to protect the global community from mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya. We have projects operating in 14 countries and our Wolbachia mosquitoes have protected almost 11 million people (December 2022).

Since releasing the first Wolbachia mosquitoes in 2011, evidence from international pilot studies shows that we can use Wolbachia more broadly to decrease the risk of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmitting viruses. Multiple trials in various locations demonstrate that our method is a safe and effective way to help prevent the spread of diseases across entire cities and regions.

Learn more about the results from our gold-standard trial in Yogyakarta 

 
Community engagement in Bali.

Interested in learning more about the WMP's Wolbachia method and its effectiveness in combating mosquito-borne diseases? Visit our FAQs page to discover further details.

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