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We're a global initiative helping to protect the world from mosquito-borne disease.
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Read about our goals and vision for the world, who we are and what we stand for.
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Explore our story timeline, which all started with a bacterium called
Wolbachia
.
Meet the team
Our team is committed to a world free from mosquito-borne disease.
Our
Wolbachia
method
Our groundbreaking
Wolbachia
method can prevent disease.
How it works
When mosquitoes carry
Wolbachia
, the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases is reduced.
Impact
See the growing evidence for the effectiveness and safety of our method.
RCT – Indonesia
The results from our gold-standard trial in Yogyakarta provide the most compelling evidence yet.
Collaboration
Around the world, we work closely with communities, volunteers, supporters and partners.
Empowering communities
We help communities to protect themselves.
Sustainable projects
Our method of reducing mosquito-borne diseases is natural and self-sustaining.
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We receive support from governments, non-government organisations, research institutes and philanthropic partners.
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How our method compares
Side-by-side with other methods, see how ours compares.
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Wolbachia
, mosquito-borne disease and where we work.
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Latest research papers and publications on mosquito-borne disease control using the
Wolbachia
method.
Mosquito-borne diseases
Learn about what they are, their symptoms and treatments, and what we're doing to prevent them.
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Massive mosquito factory in Brazil aims to halt dengue
Dengue fever: Mother whose son died while backpacking aged 21 warns travellers of symptoms
British tourist caught dengue in France – doctors fear more cases are to come
In the press
Dengue cases fall to 20-year low in region where scientists release ‘virus-blocking’ mosquitoes
Fiocruz and WMP will produce 100 million mosquitoes per week with bacteria that impedes disease transmission (in Portuguese)
The Next Generation of Mosquito Factories
Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria
The FT spoke to Cam Simmons about WMP's Wolbachia method
Why Singapore is on alert for a record-breaking year of disease
Cali bets on innovation to combat dengue, zika and chikungunya with the Wolbachia method of WMP (in Spanish)
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