Dhaka, May 7 -- A group of international researchers believes Wolbachia bacteria could offer an effective solution to controlling dengue in Bangladesh, raising hopes for curbing Aedes-borne infections.

The team has successfully introduced a strain of Wolbachia into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that can adapt to Dhaka's environment.

As a result, the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) is optimistic that this safe, biological method will prove effective in controlling dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases in the country.

On Wednesday, icddr,b announced that scientists from Australia's QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, icddr,b, and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...