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Tag Archives: Dengue Fever
Celebrating a Life-Saving Biotech Solution on World Mosquito Day
Odds are the world’s deadliest animal is living in your home and you don’t know you are at risk. We do our best each day to make smart decisions to protect ourselves, our friends, our families and our neighbors from serious harm. But there is one danger lurking in many of our homes which is going unchecked. The Mosquito. It beggars belief how a creature so small can be so dangerous, but mosquitoes kill one Read More >
GE Mosquitos May Be on Their Way to the Florida Keys
The GE Mosquito made its debut when it was first introduced in Brazil to help fight Dengue Fever. BIO’s blog Brazil Fights Back Dengue Fever with GE Mosquito covers this story. Now, Oxitec’s genetically modified mosquito (Aedes aegypti) may be unleashed in the Florida Keys to help fight killer mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases. Washington Post covered the story here: Thanks to climate change and globalization, the Keys are also increasingly home to killer tropical diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya Read More >
Brazil Fights Back Dengue Fever with GE Mosquito
In a recent article, published by Globalpost, John Otis writes on how the small town of Jacobina, Brazil used agricultural biotechnology to help control the occurrence of Dengue Fever. By releasing swarms of mosquitoes engineered to wipe out their own species, Jacobina farmers will be better able to carry out their daily duties with a reduced risk of acquiring the disease. “We need to provide alternatives because the system we have now in Brazil doesn’t Read More >
Vaccines: Cold Case
At the upcoming BIO International Convention, vaccines experts will come together to discuss key infectious diseases for which preventive vaccines have eluded researchers. Panelists will discuss two “cold case” diseases where vaccines are currently in development. Panelists will share new information related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and dengue fever vaccines. The panel will review the ‘lessons learned,’ the impact new technologies have had on conquering these diseases and examine the recent efforts to develop Read More >
