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Brazil Builds World’s Biggest Mosquito Factory to Slow Dengue Epidemics
Brazil has started operating the world’s largest facility for breeding special mosquitoes to fight dengue and other viruses. Launched by Brazil’s Ministry of Health and Fiocruz, the new factory in Paraná can produce up to 100 million Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs each week. Brazil faces a severe dengue crisis in 2024, with the WHO reporting […]
The Institute of Molecular Biology of Paraná (IBMP) and the World Mosquito Program (WMP) inaugurated "Wolbito do Brasil" on Saturday (19) which is the world's largest biofactory specializing in the breeding of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, infected with the bacterium Wolbachia, which is responsible for the development of viruses such as Dengue, [...] The post Latin America: The world's largest biofactory opens first appeared on latinapress news.
The Institute of Molecular Biology of Paraná (IBMP) and the World Mosquito Program (WMP) opened this Saturday (19) at the Volbito do Brasil, the world's largest biofuel specialist in the creation of the Inoculate Aedes in Egypt with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the development of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and zika. With 70 employees, the biofuel industry says to be able to produce 100 million mosquito eggs per week. Initiall…
The Minister of Rio da Sa de Sa announced in this bado (19) to open the city in Curitiba of the world's largest biof brica specializing in the development of Egyptian flies Aedes with the rio Wolbachia. Read more (07/19/2025
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