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Brazil Fights Dengue With Modified Mosquitoes

2014-11-06 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: With Jack o' Lanterns rotting on our doorsteps and a crisp chill in the air, the last thing you may be worried about is a mosquito bite. However, these pests are still a very real concern some parts of the world. Experts in Brazil have been releasing modified mosquitoes in the thousands for the last few months in a unique effort to fight the spread of a painful disease known as Dengue fever. The fever is rarely fatal, with only about one percent of all infections resulting in severe hemorrhagic...

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