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21/06/2013
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Genetically modified insects dispersed in the environment for researchers will fight against the epidemic in Jacobina
Researchers released, on Thursday, dengue mosquitoes in Jacobina, Bahia, which has about 80,000 inhabitants. The measure is part of a program to control Aedes aegypti, which relies on private companies and government. Genetically modified mosquitoes were developed by British company Oxitec. In 2012, they were released in a controlled manner in Juzeiro also in Bahia. Insects were reared in a laboratory of social organization Moscamed.
In previous evaluations, according Moscamed, "could quickly reduce the total number of dengue mosquitoes existing in a particular locality of the urban area." District Mandacaru, location of the town of Juazeiro, the level of initial infestation of Aedes aegypti was reduced by 96% in a period of six months after the start of releases of mosquitoes, the organization said.
According to the state Department of Health of Bahia, in the first three months of 2013, there were 72 cases of dengue in Jacobina, which has about 48 000 inhabitants living in urban areas, but has a recent history of an outbreak, which were recorded more than 1,700 cases and two deaths in 2012. The releases of mosquitoes will be performed two to three times a week and will have as its starting point the northwestern city.
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