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Human Progress wrote the following post Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:06:15 +0200

GMO Mosquitoes Released in Djibouti to Fight Malaria

“Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes have been released
in Djibouti in an effort to stop the spread of an invasive species that
transmits malaria. The friendly non-biting male Anopheles stephensi
mosquitoes, developed by Oxitec, a UK-based biotechnology company, carry a
gene that kills female offspring before they reach maturity. Only female
mosquitoes bite […]

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“Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in Djibouti in an effort to stop the spread of an invasive species that transmits malaria.

The friendly non-biting male Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, developed by Oxitec, a UK-based biotechnology company, carry a gene that kills female offspring before they reach maturity.

Only female mosquitoes bite and transmit malaria and other viral diseases.

It is the first time such mosquitoes have been released in East Africa and the second time in the continent.”

From BBC.

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#GMO #Malárie

Očkování proti malárii začalo.

Human Progress wrote the following post Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:26:21 +0100

Cameroon Starts World-First Malaria Mass Vaccine Rollout

“The world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria has
started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children’s
lives across Africa. The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named
Daniella at a health facility near Yaoundé on Monday.” From BBC.

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“The world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children’s lives across Africa.

The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near Yaoundé on Monday.”

From BBC.

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#Vakcína #Malárie