Problems: Brazil is a country with an outbreak of dengue fever as well. In recent years, patients with DHF 8-9 hundred thousand people and have died from dengue 800-900 people.
Technology or innovation to solve the problem: the release of GM mosquitoes to mate with OX513A mosquitoes in nature.
What is it: mosquitoes adapted species OX513A the mosquito species Aedes aegypti, which is genetically modified to resist the spread of the virus causing the disease by mosquito OX513A a mosquito males were cultured in the lab and are inserted genes. a self-destruct mechanism When fully grown, they are released into nature to mate with female mosquitoes. The larvae from breeding of mosquitoes OX513A will die before they are mature enough to breed further. This reduces the mosquito population significantly.
Advantages: It can reduce the breeding of mosquitoes that transmit the disease, Dengue.
Cons: may affect the ecosystem.