Today I want to talk about technology in Brazil. Brazil is one of contries that dengue fever spread mostly. In recent years, there have patients about 800,000-900,000 cases of dengue fever and have died about 800-900 cases. So, technology or innovation that I have to solve this problem is GM OX513A mosquitoes. Starting with release GM OX513A mosquitoes breed with mosquitoes in natural. You may be a question. what is it? It is GMO OX513A mosquitoes was Aedes aegypti that is modified for able to stop virus spreading. The OX513A mosquitoes are male that were fed in lab room. It was put gene that can destruct its self. When it is grow up, it was released to natural for breeding with female mosquitoes. Mosquitoes larva from OX513A mosquitoes breeding will died before it grows up. This way can reduce mosquitoes population.
Its advantage is able to reduce mosquitoes that is dengue fever carrier.
Its disadvantage is may be effect on ecosystem.
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