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NSF/BIO-UKRI/BBSRC: Exploring genetic and environmental factors shaping Wolbachia-Anophele — NSF Award to Michigan State Universit

Mosquitoes transmit diseases, including malaria and dengue fever, to people worldwide. Progress to reduce mosquito-borne diseases like malaria has faltered due to the ineffectiveness of current mosquito control techniques, which are predominantly insecticide-based. Anopheles stephensi is a highly effective mosquito vec

Award titleNSF/BIO-UKRI/BBSRC: Exploring genetic and environmental factors shaping Wolbachia-Anophele
Award ID2521606
AwardeeMichigan State University
CityEAST LANSING
StateMI
Amount obligated$650,970
Principal investigatorZhiyong Xi
ProgramGVF - Global Venture Fund
Start date08/01/2025
AbstractMosquitoes transmit diseases, including malaria and dengue fever, to people worldwide. Progress to reduce mosquito-borne diseases like malaria has faltered due to the ineffectiveness of current mosquito control techniques, which are predominantly insecticide-based. Anopheles stephensi is a highly effective mosquito vector of malaria. It originally was native to South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. Its range now expands to Africa, raising a concern that this mosquito will increase urban malaria
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