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First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys 3,650 This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Oxitec says its technology will combat dengue fever, a potentially life-threatening disease, and other mosquito-borne viruses such as Zika mainly transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. While there have been more than 7,300 dengue cases reported in the United States between 2010 and 2020, a majority are contracted in Asia and the Caribbean, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Florida, however, there were 41 travel-related cases in 2020, compared with 71 cases that were transmitted locally. ....
E-Mail IMAGE: Dr. Arni Rao, a mathematical modeler at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University view more Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 21, 2020) - A mathematical model that can help project the contagiousness and spread of infectious diseases like the seasonal flu may not be the best way to predict the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus, especially during lockdowns that alter the normal mix of the population, researchers report. Called the R-naught, or basic reproductive number, the model predicts the average number of susceptible people who will be infected by one infectious person. It s calculated using three main factors the infectious period of the disease, how the disease spreads and how many people an infected individual will likely come into contact with. ....