This biotechnology could alleviate the Malaria burden in Nigeria. Why hasn't it been tried here?

Verily, the life science’s arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has hatched a plan to release about 20 million lab-made, bacteria-infected mosquitoes upon Fresno, California — and that’s a good thing!

You see, the Zika-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito is prevalent in the area. Earlier this year, a woman contracted the first confirmed case of Zika in Fresno through sexual contact with a partner who had been travelling. Now there’s the fear of the inevitable mosquito-meets-patient if we don’t do something about it. Verily’s plan, called the Debug Project, hopes to now wipe out this potential Zika-carrying mosquito population to prevent further infections.

Could messing with the mosquito population have some unforeseen disastrous consequences? Not likely. This particular mosquito species entered the area in 2013. So what’s the plan to get rid of them? Verily’s male mosquitoes were infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, which is harmless to humans, but when they mate with and infect their female counterparts, it makes their eggs unable to produce offspring.

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They should just come with something that will make mosquitoes extinct


Since I only get sick when mosquitoes bite me..... Eradicating mosquitoes will launch me Into a world of healthy living.

NevetsIbot:
They should just come with something that will make mosquitoes extinct


Since I only get sick when mosquitoes bite me..... Eradicating mosquitoes will launch me Into a world of healthy living.

This technology could do that. It has been in existence for long. Brazil is using it to fight Zika virus too.

I just don't know why Africa isn't catching up.

Frankenstein:
This technology could do that. It has been in existence for long. Brazil is using it to fight Zika virus too.

I just don't know why Africa isn't catching up.

as long as it has nothing to do with corruption.... Cos t Africans out..... Stupiiid leaders