Brazil Fights Dengue with Factory-Bred Mosquitoes

Brazil is combating dengue fever, a major health problem, by breeding 190 million mosquitoes per week that carry a specific bacterium to fight the yellow fever mosquito, which transmits the disease.

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tagesschauGerman17d ago

Kampf gegen Dengue in Brasilien: 190 Millionen Fabrikmücken pro Woche

Brasilien sagt der Gelbfiebermücke den Kampf an. Denn sie überträgt Dengue, eines der größten Gesundheitsprobleme des Landes. Helfen soll die Zucht von Mücken, die ein ganz bestimmtes Bakterium in sich tragen. Von Oliver Neuroth.

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