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"publishedAt": "2026-02-13T09:20:01.000Z",
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"textContent": "Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus affecting millions of people each year, with symptoms ranging from flu-like illness to severe bleeding and organ failure. Scientists are now using Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacteria found in many insects, to turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into unlikely allies through Project Wolbachia–Singapore.",
"title": "Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes can lower dengue risk by 70%, citywide experiment finds"
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