Scott O'Neill

Wow, The World Mosquito Program made CNN's 24 things in the world to look forward to in 2024 amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.co…

Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe healthpolicy-watch.news/dengue-cases-a…

Several countries in the African region are currently experiencing severe outbreaks of dengue, with Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Mali being the most affected. Dengue, a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes🦟, poses a significant health challenge in the region.

According to @Nature, these are the science events to watch in 2024. A list that includes our very own #wolbachia method! #dengue #science nature.com/articles/d4158…

🇱🇦 In partnership with @save_children & Lao PDR Ministry of Health, our Wolbachia method reached 32 villages, impacting 86K people in the battle against #dengue. Here's a closer look at our journey & and the inspiring stories of those involved. #WeWelcomeWolbachia 👇Thread 👇1/6

You can learn more about our #Wolbachia method and the role it can play in fighting mosquito-borne diseases on our dedicated microsite: worldmosquitoprogram.org/wmp-at-cop28 #ChangeIt #monashuni #WeWelcomeWolbachia #dengue #Zika #COP28 2/2

Our new paper on dengue emergence in Vietnam is out now in @NatureComms! We studied the role of urban infrastructure, climate change and mobility in shaping patterns of dengue disease, and here's what we found (🧵1/7) nature.com/articles/s4146…

Ever heard of Wolbachia? 🦟 This naturally occurring bacteria plays a crucial role – when introduced to mosquitoes, it inhibits their ability to transmit diseases like dengue fever, Zika, and malaria! 🌍✨ #COP28 #ClimateAction #MosquitoMagic

As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world | CBC News cbc.ca/news/health/de…

Bangladesh faces its worst dengue epidemic on record lemonde.fr/en/environment… via @LeMonde_EN

Three cities in Colombia saw a dramatic fall in dengue in the years following the introduction of mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia, a bacterium that prevents the insect from transmitting viruses go.nature.com/49gARZC

🦟"#Dengue is spreading in #Europe: how worried should we be? The post-#COVID travel boom combined with a warm summer have led to dengue #outbreaks in #Italy and #France." by @MiryamNaddaf nature.com/articles/d4158… via @Nature

3 cities in Colombia saw a dramatic fall in the incidence of dengue following the introduction of mosquitoes carrying @WMPglobal’s Wolbachia. In neighbourhoods where our Wolbachia were well established, dengue incidence dropped by 94–97%. 👇🏼 nature.com/articles/d4158…

@ScottLOneill Reanalysis of the #Wolbachia trial data by @sdufault11 gives empirical support to these model predictions: efficacy against #dengue ⬆️ from 77.1 to 82.7% when human and mosquito movement better accounted for dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.0… @TAlexPerkins @SeanCavany

Local #dengue fever cases in #Taiwan exceed 15,000 this year focustaiwan.tw/society/202310…

Scientists say the release of #mosquitoes containing the Wolbachia bacteria has practically eliminated dengue fever cases in #NorthQueensland. Full story 👉 rb.gy/cfnma

New paper suggesting that bias in trial design might have resulted in an underestimation of the measured efficacy of Wolbachia for controlling dengue in Indonesian trial gh.bmj.com/content/8/8/e0…

Wolbachia evolves rapidly in cell lines, in contrast to long-term stability in novel insect hosts. Fascinating and important work! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Nice article in NYT about our work, primarily in Colombia. Congratulation to the whole team in Colombia

🦟"#Bangladesh🇧🇩: Nearly 1,000 people die of #dengue in severe #outbreak" bbc.com/news/world-asi… via @BBCWorld