Sentences with phrase «reduce aegypti»
Current control methods reduce aegypti populations by only half, he said, «which is simply not enough.
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Oxitec has conducted similar trials in Brazil, Panama, and the Cayman Islands, reducing the populations of Aedes aegypti more than 90 percent, the company previously reported.
And, if history repeats itself, as winter approaches and cold weather reduces populations of the Aedes aegypti mosquito — Zika's main vector — this transmission likely will stop and resurface late next spring.
«If Zika breaks out here, we will have to do whatever we can to reduce the number of adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes right away, and a single insecticide application isn't going to do it.»
Efficacy trials in Brazil, Panama, and the Cayman Islands showed that this approach has helped reduce the Aedes aegypti population by more than 90 percent, Oxitec said.
Pre-print: Axenic Aedes aegypti develop without live bacteria, but exhibit delayed development and reduced oviposition — Maria A Correa — bioRxiv
Oxitec Ltd, the company that developed a self - limited genetically engineered mosquito, has been working with health authorities in Piracicaba, Brazil, in attempt to reduce the population of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species that transmits diseases including dengue, chikungunya and Zika.
All of these are transmitted by mosquitoes and although not proven, the use of repellent / insecticides on dogs might reduce the populations of mosquito vectors, particularly Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus, which carry these viruses.