Huge Florida mosquitoes posts
Newsweek Europe Florida officials on Thursday said they have trapped the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the Zika virus in the Miami area.
115 months ago
Newsweek Florida officials on Thursday said they have trapped the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the Zika virus in the Miami area.
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NPR Oxitec's genetically modified male mosquitoes are intended to mate with wild females. The offspring die before reaching adulthood.
Florida Keys Opposition Stalls Tests Of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in an effort to halt the spread of Zika virus. But residents of the Florida Keys aren't keen on the concept.
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The Wall Street Journal Crews in Miami-Dade County, Fla., sprayed insecticides from airplanes Thursday, and early indications are that it significantly reduced the number of mosquitoes in and around a section of Miami that is home to the continental U.S.’s first known cas Read more ... es of Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes.
Florida’s Fight Against Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Continues
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The Florida Department of Health says that 15 people have been infected in the mosquito-borne outbreak, unchanged from Wednesday.
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AP "This is not just a Florida issue. It's a national issue _ we just happen to be at the forefront," Gov. Rick Scott said.
Governor: 4 Zika cases likely came from Florida mosquitoes
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida likely has the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, the state's governor said Friday. No mosquitoes in the state have tested positive for Zika, but one woman…
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NPR The state hasn't yet found mosquitoes carrying the virus, but is actively testing residents in an area north of downtown Miami, said Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
Florida Governor Says Local Mosquitoes Have Transmitted Zika Virus
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Officials say they've found the first indication that mosquitoes are transmitting Zika virus in the U.S. Four people in South Florida are infected; travel or sexual transmission has been ruled out.
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NPR The genetic modification kills the mosquito offspring before they become adults that sting.
Florida Keys Hope To Add New Weapon In War Against Mosquitoes: Genetic Modification
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The genetically modified mosquitoes would be shipped to the Keys as eggs. The modified male mosquitoes would breed with wild females. If the FDA approves, Florida will be the first in the nation to use them.
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The New York Times Florida may try to fight mosquitoes with other (genetically modified) mosquitoes.
Battle Rises in Florida Keys Over Fighting Mosquitoes With Mosquitoes
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A tiny community near Key West is balking at a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes to combat two viral diseases.
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NPR Officials in the Florida Keys want to use genetically modified mosquitoes to help stop the spread of dengue fever and other diseases.
Florida Health Officials Hope To Test GMO Mosquitoes This Spring
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The British firm that developed the strain of mosquito says it has already tested the insect in tropical countries and found it can reduce populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes by 90 percent.
134 months ago
Brian Miller Fascinating and frightening at the same time
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Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in Florida Keys
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Millions of genetically modified mosquitoes could be released in the Florida Keys if British researchers win approval to use the bugs against two extremely painful viral diseases.
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