Mosquito Mayhem: A Bloody Fight Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases | Disease Hunters | Part 3/3

Our war with mosquitoes is bloody. Mosquito-borne diseases kill over a million people each year, making mosquitoes the world’s deadliest creatures. Who can stop this menace? Meet disease hunters who combat mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.

We highlight drug-resistant super malaria in Thailand, dengue outbreaks in Singapore caused by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, with a chapter set in the US focusing on how climate change and globalisation accelerate the establishment of mosquito-borne diseases in new territories, where populations have low immunity and are at risk of severe outbreaks.

Through leading experts in Singapore, US and Thailand, we explore promising solutions to mosquito-borne diseases, such as monoclonal antibodies, genetically-engineered mosquitoes and Wolbachia bacteria. Finally, they weigh in on the merits of time-tested methods such as insecticides and public engagement.

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*Correction:
The bacteria's name appearing at @42:08 should read: "Wolbachia"