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Winning against dengue in Indonesia

Posted on August 27, 2020 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

World Mosquito Program’s Wolbachia method dramatically reduces dengue incidence in randomised controlled trial in Indonesia The World Mosquito Program (WMP) of Monash University, and its Indonesian partners the Tahija Foundation and Universitas Gadjah Mada have announced the first results of a cluster randomised controlled trial of its Wolbachia method , showing a 77% reduction in […]

Pilot phase – rapid Covid-19 test

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Monash University researchers are developing a Covid-19 test to rapidly diagnose active virus infection within an hour: The pilot study is up and running. Despite reports of a new finger prick blood test being available soon – which tests whether a person has been infected with COVID 19 and therefore may have immunity – the […]