World Mosquito Program (WMP) Yogyakarta
Category: editorial October 02, 2019. Credit:DESCRIPTION (EN)
An entomology laboratory officer from the World Mosquito Program (WMP) in Yogyakarta, Budi Ariyanto, was doing bloodfeeding for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with Wolbachia in captivity boxes, Monday (2/9). Only female mosquitoes suck human blood while male mosquitoes are given sugar water because they do not suck human blood. Wolbachia mosquitoes can reduce the number of cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) because these bacteria will suppress the replication of the dengue virus in the body of the Aedes aegypti mosquito which is the vector of transmission of this disease. - JP / Bambang Muryanto / Adi / 19
DESCRIPTION (ID)
Seorang petugas laboratorium entomology milik World Mosquito Program (WMP) Yogyakarta, Budi Ariyanto sedang melakukan bloodfeeding bagi nyamuk-nyamuk Aedes aegypti ber wolbachia di kotak penangkaran, Senin (2/9). Hanya nyamuk betina yang menghisap darah manusia sedangkan nyamuk jantan diberi air gula karena tidak menghisap darah manusia. Nyamuk ber-wolbachia bisa menekan angka kasus Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) karena bakteri ini akan menekan replikasi virus dengue yang ada dalam tubuh nyamuk Aedes aegypti yang jadi vektor penularan penyakit ini. - JP/Bambang Muryanto/Adi/19
