The World Mosquito Program in Vietnam is part of a global, not-for-profit initiative that’s working to protect local communities from mosquito-borne diseases.
Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue are prevalent in Vietnam. The first outbreak of dengue was recorded in Vietnam in 1963. Between 1998 and 2010 more than 1 million cases were reported. Today, dengue is endemic throughout the southern region and central coast, and in densely populated hubs such as Hanoi.
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The World Mosquito Program (previously called Eliminate Dengue) was established in Vietnam in 2006, with oversight by the Ministry of Health.
We are now using our technology to introduce naturally occurring Wolbachia bacteria to mosquito populations in Vietnam. Once Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes are released, they breed with wild mosquitoes. Over time, the majority of mosquitoes will carry Wolbachia. These mosquitoes will have a reduced ability to transmit viruses to people, decreasing the risk of outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases.
The first phase of releases of Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes took place on Tri Nguyen Island, near Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province, in 2013.
From March until June 2018, we carried out our first releases of Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes on mainland Vietnam. The project is located in Vinh Luong, a community north of Nha Trang, the coastal capital of Khanh Hoa province.
We released Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes in eight hamlets in Vinh Luong over several months. Our team is monitoring and evaluating the mosquito population to ensure that mosquitoes with Wolbachia are successfully establishing in the local mosquito population.
We are also monitoring dengue case notifications to local health authorities in order to compare Wolbachia-treated communities with neighbouring, untreated communities. We started monitoring dengue cases before we released Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes and we’ve continued to monitor them during and after releases.
Release areas
Our Vietnamese team
Our dedicated team is working hard to monitor and support the projects in Vinh Luong and Tri Nguyen Island. Together with our local government and research partners, the World Mosquito Program employs 27 staff in Vietnam.
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