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Florida releases genetically modified mosquitoes in hopes to reduce spread of disease

Article content Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released for the first time in the United States, taking flight in the Florida Keys in a pilot program intended to reduce the spread of deadly diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and the Zika virus. After an odyssey spanning more than a decade to secure regulatory approval, British-based biotechnology firm Oxitec, along with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD)launched the project in hope of reducing the Aedes aegypti species that spread the diseases. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Florida releases genetically modified mosquitoes in hopes to reduce spread of disease Back to video

Genetically modified mosquitoes are released in Florida Keys in pilot

Oxitec has started releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida This is part of a program that aims to eradicate the Aedes aegypti species This species, which comes from Brazil, carries Zika and other diseases The program will release 12,000 mosquitoes per week over the next 12 weeks Florida residents have been fighting against the program since 2016 Some say they were bullied into signing off on the trial program  Residents have also said it is an act of terrorism to release the insects 

Florida releases genetically modified mosquitoes, aims to reduce disease spread

  Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released for the first time in the United States, taking flight in the Florida Keys in a pilot program intended to reduce the spread of deadly diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and the Zika virus. After an odyssey spanning more than a decade to secure regulatory approval, British-based biotechnology firm Oxitec, along with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD)launched the project in hope of reducing the Aedes aegypti species that spread the diseases. While Oxitec and local authorities have high hopes for the program, local residents and environmental groups worry that not enough is known about the long-term effects of the new technology.

Reengineered mosquitoes released in Florida pilot program

Reengineered mosquitoes released in Florida pilot program Modified males deployed to curb disease-carrying species Follow Us Question of the Day       By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 6, 2021 Genetically engineered mosquitoes have been released in the U.S. for the first time in the Florida Keys, with hopes of quelling wild, disease-carrying mosquito populations in the region.  British-based biotech firm Oxitec genetically engineered Aedes aegypti non-biting male mosquitoes to carry a lethal gene that gets passed onto their offspring when they mate with wild biting female mosquitoes. The offspring are unable to survive, hence controlling the population of disease-carrying species, according to the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD), one of the entities that approved the firm’s project. 

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