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Genetically Modified Mosquitos to Be Released in Florida Keys

Paradise altered: EPA approves first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida Keys

Genetically Modified Mosquitos to Be Released in Florida Keys

Genetically Modified Mosquitos to Be Released in Florida Keys In an effort to fight insect-borne viruses like Zika, dengue fever and malaria, genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in the Florida Keys. U.K.-based biotechnology company Oxitec has partnered with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District in an effort to control the invasive and disease-spreading female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the region. Oxitec's male mosquitoes -- which don't bite, unlike the recently-discovered yellow fever-carrying Aedes scapularis mosquitoes -- will be introduced in small areas in a select number of neighborhoods between mile markers 10 and 93 in the Keys.

Florida Keys to see release of first genetically modified mosquitoes

Dr. Manny Alvarez answers if mosquitoes can be a carrier of coronavirus and transmit the illness to another person In an effort to fight insect-borneviruses like Zika, dengue fever and malaria, genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in the Florida Keys. U.K.-basedbiotechnology company Oxitec has partnered with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District in an effort to control the invasive and disease-spreading female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the region. Oxitec's male mosquitoes -- which don't bite, unlike the recently-discovered yellow fever-carrying Aedes scapularis mosquitoes -- will be introduced in small areas in a select number of neighborhoods between mile markers 10 and 93 in the Keys.

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First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys

First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys

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.

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Santa Tracking

Santa Tracking Join WEOW 92/7 and Key’s Seaplanes Christmas Eve as we watch for Rudolph and Santa’s sleigh to fly over the Florida Keys as he makes his way to South America to deliver gifts to all the kids there. Then he makes his way back to The Keys to deliver his gifts here. Santa uses the Keys to check all of his equipment before he makes the long journey over the water to South America. The Keys provide the perfect location for Santa to check his bearings and he does it every year! Every year Santa flies over The Florida Keys Christmas Eve and WEOW radio and Key’s Seaplanes tracks his location with the help of Key’s Seaplanes’ radar monitoring equipment. The Florida Keys provide a unique opportunity in the world to see Rudolph and Santa’s sleigh since he uses our location to check all of his navigational equipment before flying over the water to South America. Santa loves The Keys and Rudolph pulls the sleigh low enough in the sky so that you can see his nose! It’s an ongoing tradition that happens every year. Help us welcome Rudolph to the Keys by watching the skies with us while we share your favorite Christmas music all Christmas Eve.

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