Our new video from Laos captures our second phase of implementation, building on the 2023 pilot in parts of Vientiane. Our goal: protecting more than 1.2 million people.
Supported by the Australian Government .
#WeWelcomeWolbachia #DrivingDownDengueInLaos #dengue
youtu.be/Wre7jW5INnc
Our new video from Laos captures our second phase of implementation, building on the 2023 pilot in parts of Vientiane. Our goal: protecting more than 1.2 million people.
Supported by the Australian Government .
#WeWelcomeWolbachia #DrivingDownDengueInLaos #dengue
https://youtu.be/Wre7jW5INnc
A Tuesday in Vientiane. Dengue prevention on the ground.
Teaser from our latest video, showing the second phase of implementation in Laos, building on the 2023 pilot. Full video on Monday.
#WeWelcomeWolbachia #DrivingDownDengueInLaos #Wolbachia #dengue
Luciano Moreira, Special Advisor to the World Mosquito Program has been named to TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health list.
The recognition reflects sustained scientific leadership and public health collaboration to reduce the impact of mosquito-borne diseases.
http://time.com/time100health
#TIME100HEALTH
"I got dengue... it was a very tough experience."
Tamila Kleine lost friends to dengue in Joinville, Brazil. Now she's leading the fight back using our Wolbachia method.
"Working with the #Wolbachia method has been extremely rewarding."
Read her story:
www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/news-stories...
The Aedes aegypti mosquito didn’t adapt by accident. It adapted to us.
It thrives in cities, breeding in small pockets of still water.
That’s why we focus on understanding their behaviour, not just fighting outbreaks. Smarter prevention starts with how the problem actually works.
#FunFactFriday
The world's fastest-spreading mosquito-borne disease now threatens more than half of humanity.
Dengue's scale and speed make it one of our most urgent public health challenges which is exactly why our #Wolbachia method matters. We're working with nature to protect communities.
#FunFactFriday
From "tiny heated room with pipettes" to 5B mosquitoes/year. Following Nature's recognition yesterday, here is our Q&A with Luciano Moreira on scaling Wolbachia in Brazil
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Read our latest Q&A with Luciano here: www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/Luciano_More...
Nature names Luciano Moreira one of 2025's most influential scientists. He convinced Brazil to release billions of mosquitoes—dengue dropped 89% in Niterói.
Profile: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03844-5
Learn more about our #Wolbachia method: www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/work/wolb...
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When mosquitoes carry #Wolbachia, they can't transmit #dengue, #Zika or #chikungunya to people. Once released, they breed naturally to create self-sustaining protection.
The evidence 👉 77% dengue reduction (Yogyakarta), 20-year low (Aburrá Valley), decade of protection (Queensland). 1/2
Did you know mosquitoes hibernate when it gets cold?
Below 10°C, they shut down & their eggs wait for warmer weather to hatch.
Our #Wolbachia method works with mosquitoes' natural biology to protect communities from #dengue, #Zika & #chikungunya – nature working smarter.
#funfactfriday
Ever wondered why mosquito bites itch? Mosquitoes inject saliva containing anticoagulants that stop your blood from clotting. Your immune system releases histamine to fight it, causing inflammation and that irresistible urge to scratch. Our #Wolbachia method blocks disease transmission naturally.
The best partnerships are built on shared commitment & scientific rigour. Last Wednesday we welcomed a delegation from Kiribati's Ministry of Health & Medical Services to our Melbourne insectaries.
Together with the Australian Government, we're expanding our #Wolbachia method across South Tarawa.
Indonesia began releasing our #Wolbachia mosquitoes in Yogyakarta in 2014.
11 years later, we're working as a technical advisor to the government across five cities, protecting 1.75 million people from mosquito-borne diseases, supporting Indonesia's goal of zero #dengue deaths by 2030.
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Did you know mosquitoes have been around for 220 million years – since dinosaur times? 🦕🦟
Our Wolbachia method works with nature to protect communities from diseases like dengue. We work with mosquitoes, not against them.
#Funfactfriday #Mosquitofacts #Wolbachia
Mosquitoes live <2 months. Males: 10 days. Females: 8 weeks.
Why this matters: female Aedes aegypti with Wolbachia pass the bacteria to future generations throughout their lives.
Our #Wolbachia method is self-sustaining. One deployment.
Decades of protection.
#Redefinepossible #FunFactFriday
Read about that moment here: www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/news-stor...
Before 2011, dengue outbreaks happened every summer in north Queensland. Today, the region is effectively dengue-free.
It started in Cairns, January 2011. Communities learned about the Wolbachia method and agreed to participate.
"No one's talking about dengue anymore"
#ThrowbackThursday #TBT
Nature Magazine just explored our work in Brazil protecting millions from dengue. Our #Wolbachia method showed an 89% case reduction - self-sustaining prevention for the 3.9 billion people at risk worldwide. Building infrastructure for the next decade of public health. Read the story now 👇
Read our latest story here: www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/news-stories...
#Wolbachia #dengue #mosquito #zikavirus #brazil
Joinville, #Brazil is expanding access to #dengue prevention.
From 86 deaths (2023-24) to zero in Phase 1 areas.
Phase 2 beginning: 15 neighbourhoods, 150,000 people
Local resident: "The incidence of disease has really decreased.
The mosquito is no longer acting so violently."
Work continues.
NPR's All Things Considered visited Brazil recently to explore how our Wolbachia method is helping combat dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Here's a snipped of what science journalist, Ari Daniel, had to say. Listen to the full episode here: www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Did you know male mosquitoes locate females by the sound of their wings? Around 400-500 wingbeats p/second.
Only female mosquitoes bite. We release both sexes with #Wolbachia so the bacteria spreads naturally as they breed.
Self-sustaining protection. That's how we redefine possible.
#FunFactFriday
"While I am releasing the mosquitoes, I feel as if I am saving lives."
Lúcia Jordan releases #Wolbachia mosquitoes in Joinville, Brazil.
After contracting #dengue herself, she joined our wolbachia method project. Her work has helped reduce 86 dengue deaths to zero.
Read her story 👇
Most mosquitoes stay under 7.6m, but some climb to 2,400m!
Our Wolbachia method is proving effective in diverse project sites, from Australia to the Aburrá Valley. Real results from working with nature.
re:define prevention 🌍
#funfactfriday #wolbachia #redefinepossible #dengue
