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- Brazil opens the world’s largest mosquito biofactory
The fight against dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases reaches a new milestone in Brazil Wolbito do Brasil, the world's largest biofactory breeding Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with Wolbachia, officially launched this week to combat mosquito-borne diseases
- Brazil gains the worlds largest mosquito biofactory to . . .
Wolbito do Brasil, the world's largest biofactory of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with Wolbachia, inaugurated last Saturday (7 19) its modern unit for breeding Wolbitos that will help combat dengue, zika and chikungunya in the country Located in Curitiba, the plant, with over 3,500 m² of built area, cutting-edge equipment for automation and mosquito breeding, and a team specialized in entomology
- Brazil aims to reduce dengue with modified mosquitoes | WUSF
For years, researchers have been trying to shut down a mosquito's ability to transmit certain diseases Brazil is making a massive investment in the effort, aimed at throttling dengue levels
- Brazil Deploys Millions of Lab-bred Mosquitoes To Combat . . .
Brazil has launched a massive program to release millions of laboratory-bred mosquitoes engineered to carry Wolbachia bacteria, which prevents them from transmitting dengue virus The initiative aims to protect 140 million Brazilians across 40 municipalities over the next decade The approach has
- Get ready, Brazil. The good mosquitoes are coming - NPR
A devastating disease Mosquitoes are small but lethal in many parts of the world due to the diseases they carry In Brazil, dengue has wrought havoc on millions of people
- Scientists release genetically modified mosquitoes to fight . . .
Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in Brazil to reduce the spread of the viral infection dengue fever
- Brazil Unveils Worlds Largest Wolbachia Biofactory in . . .
Brazil has launched the world's largest mosquito biofactory in Curitiba, deploying Wolbachia bacteria to combat surging dengue cases The facility will produce 5 billion mosquito eggs annually, scaling a proven method that reduces virus transmission and could protect 140 million Brazilians
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