Millions of mosquitoes are being sent from Melbourne to Laos. The lab-grown insects have been infected with a dengue fever-fighting bacteria which reduces their ability to transfer the deadly virus. The plan is for the bacteria to spread through the wild mosquito populations via breeding. It comes during a record global spike of more than 14.5 million cases of dengue last year, more than double the previous record in 2023. Luke Ebbs is the Save The Children Laos country director.
