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EPISODE · Aug 31, 2023 · 18 MIN

Rising heat is worsening mosquito-borne diseases, but could mosquitoes be the solution?

from Climate Conversations · host CNA

They are tiny but mosquitoes threaten the lives of 40 per cent of the global population. With rising temperatures, mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue are spreading and with potentially deadly consequences. Professor Scott O’Neill, founder and CEO of the World Mosquito Program, says this is humanity’s “biggest enemy” but suggests that the solution might lie with mosquitoes themselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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