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Funding boost for Australian-led research

Australian researchers at the centre of the fight to eradicate key diseases transmitted by mosquitos have received a much-needed boost - $50 million to further their research efforts. They're hopeful further research will result in a future where mosquitos can no longer devastate human health.

An Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus
an Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus Source: APP

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By Gareth Boreham, Fatemeh Hashemi



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