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Could Genetically Modified Mosquitoes be the Solution?

August 1, 2016 Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas

On February 2016, in a district of Piracicaba, Brazil, genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes were released in an effort to reduce diseases transmitted by the Aedes

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Colombia Announces End of Zika Outbreak

July 27, 2016 Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas

On 25th July 2016, Colombia was the first country in Latin America to declare the end of their Zika outbreak. This comes 10 months after

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Vector Control: Our Best Chance in the Fight Against Zika

July 25, 2016 Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas

Aedes aegypti in the Americas Latin America is currently fighting to prevent the diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito: Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya. There

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