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Oxitec and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District will start the third season of releasing genetically modified mosquitoes and will start placing releases boxes in the Middle Keys next week. ....
Florida releases genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce spread of disease A pilot program intended to reduce the spread of deadly diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and the Zika virus Reuters May 16, 2021 A sign is seen outside a Florida Keys Mosquito Control District branch in Key Largo, Florida, U.S. May 4, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS 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. ....
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 ....
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 ....
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. ....