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There are concerns modified genetic material will somehow be passed to humans or the ecosystem

Gene-altered mosquitoes fight dengue

Dengue fever is a viral disease that inflicts severe flu-like symptoms.

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A patient lies on a bed in a ward reserved for people suffering from dengue fever in a hospital at Barrio Obrero district in Paraguay (Reuters)

Dengue vaccine not ideal

Results from an early test of a dengue vaccine suggest it isn't ideal, but scientists say the study is still encouraging news in the global fight against the disease known as "break-bone fever."

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