Scientist lets thousands of mosquitoes bite him daily for research
Team Udayavani, Oct 1, 2020, 5:04 PM IST
An Australian scientist lets up to 5,000 mosquitoes bite his arm on a daily basis as part of his research to fight dengue fever.
Dr Perran Stott-Ross, of Melbourne University, lets bugs lap up his blood daily in his quest to rid the world of Dengue fever
The insects Perran Ross feeds are infected with Wolbachia, a bacterium known to block the spread of dengue.
His work involves infecting mosquito eggs with the bacterium and then breeding Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes in the lab.
Research into how Wolbachia might help other dengue-stricken areas involves the rearing and feeding of hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes.
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