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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 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
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
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
Brazil inaugurates world’s largest biofactory for “good . . . Present in 14 countries, the method involves releasing mosquitoes inoculated with Wolbachia into the environment, where they mate with the local Aedes aegypti population and produce offspring that also carry the bacteria—making them less likely to transmit dengue, chikungunya, or Zika to humans
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
How billions of modified mosquitoes can help Brazil banish . . . Colloquially known as “breakbone fever”, the mosquito-borne virus has wrought havoc across Latin America, with more than 13 million cases reported in the region last year − by far the worst epidemic on record In Brazil alone, some 6 5 million people were infected, pushing the healthcare system to the brink, while 5,700 people died