In Indonesia, an experiment with bacteria to tackle Zika
By Randy Fabi and Kanupriya Kapoor YOGYAKARTA/JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A researcher sits in a laboratory in Indonesia, his arms extended over clear plastic boxes buzzing with mosquitoes: over the next 20 minutes, tiny bumps develop on his skin as the insects bite dozens of times. The voluntary "feeding", at which researchers take turns, is part of a programme in the city of Yogyakarta to try to eliminate mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever and - scientists now hope, as concerns mount
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