Zika and Dengue Fever Update: Is The $18m Dollar Modified Mosquito Project The Answer

Finally, the answer to a worldwide phenomenon is here: A $18m Dollar Modified Mosquito Project. International donors with the US and UK governments funded researchers inset for a radical approach to mosquito-borne outbreaks.

British and US governments team up with international donors including Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust for this $18m Wolbachia project.A swarm of Wolbachia-infected mosquito which will soon be released to wipe out Zika and Dengue carriers. A field tests will be expanded to Rio De Janeiro, Bello and other parts of Antioquia.

Dr. Trevor Mundel, of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on BBC, said, "Wolbachia could be a revolutionary protection against mosquito-borne disease." he added "It's affordable, sustainable, and appears to provide protection against Zika, dengue and a host of other viruses.

On the Mirror again, the public doesn't need to worry as the modified mosquito doesn't harm humans. Small-scale field tests in Brazil, Colombia, Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam have shown that it can only deter the spread of diseases and leaves no harm.

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