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The Netherlands agreed to release Oxitec's genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue fever, chikungunya and zika in Saba, a Dutch Caribbean island, after a report by The National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) [64] examined the effects that these mosquitoes could have in the local ecosystem and concluded the release ...
Mosquito control is a vital public-health practice throughout the world and especially in the tropics because mosquitoes spread many diseases, such as malaria and the Zika virus. Mosquito-control operations are targeted to multiple problems: Nuisance mosquitoes bother people around homes or in parks and recreational areas;
A genetically modified (GM) insect is an insect that has been genetically modified, either through mutagenesis, or more precise processes of transgenesis, or cisgenesis. Motivations for using GM insects include biological research purposes and genetic pest management .
The altered insects are being used to help control an invasive species of mosquito. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
A company called Oxitec is planning on expanding its genetically-engineered mosquito project to try and rid areas in Brazil of the virus. Scientists are trying to use genetically engineered ...
In 2013, a US biotech company, Oxitec, developed gene-modified mosquitoes that pass on a deadly gene to female species of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits yellow fever, as well as the ...
In June 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases [35] issued guidelines [36] for evaluating genetically modified mosquitoes. In 2013 the European Food Safety Authority issued a protocol [ 37 ] for environmental assessments of all genetically modified organisms .
The Brazilian government also refuted conspiracy theories that chickenpox and rubella vaccinations or genetically modified mosquitoes were causing increases in microcephaly. [153] Researchers also suspected that the Zika virus could be transmitted by a pregnant woman to her baby ("vertical transmission").