July 06, 2021
From the fourth quarter of this year, more of the male mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacterium will be released in selected residential estates.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Project Wolbachia - Singapore s weapon against dengue fever - has managed to suppress the Aedes aegypti mosquito population by up to 98 per cent, with 88 per cent fewer dengue cases, at selected study sites.
The study sites were in Yishun, Tampines, Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok towns, where male mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacterium were released in selected areas so that when female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes mate with them, their eggs do not hatch.
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Field officers releasing male Wolbachia-Aedes mosquitoes using the mosquito launcher. (Photo: Facebook/Amy Khor)
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SINGAPORE: A project to combat dengue in Singapore by releasing specially bred mosquitoes will be expanded to construction sites and the landed estate area in Marine Parade.
This is the first time such locations are being covered.
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More HDB blocks in existing study sites such as Tampines and Yishun will also be included in the project, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) NEA on Monday (Jul 5).
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These three estates are located in the Outside Central Region (OCR) which has always been a popular choice for homebuyers.
In a recent release by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), it was reviewed that the price index for this region has hit 185.3 in the first quarter of 2021, ahead of the Core Central Region (CCR) at 133.2 and the Rest of Central Region (RCR) at 170.4.
Our evaluation of the shortlisted estates is not solely based on price index, we have also assessed the resale potential, upcoming Build-To-Order (BTO) launches, and possible URA development plans that will impact the vitality of these residential estates.