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2017-09-30 Science

A single genetic glitch may explain how Zika became so dangerous

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#1 The use of ovitraps baited with hay infusion as a surveillance tool for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Cambodia. Dengue Bull. 26, 178–184 (2002). ... Oxitec Limited, Oxford, UK. Derric Nimmo,; Andrew R McKemey,; Sarah Scaife, ...

From the 2011 scientific article on GE a. aegipti to combat dengue fever

Posted by Jefe101 2017-09-30 03:27|| http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v29/n11/abs/nbt.2019.html 2017-09-30 03:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Bring back DDT.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-09-30 03:37|| 2017-09-30 03:37|| Front Page Top

#3 The article states clinical trial sites in Asia and South America to be set up to combat dengue with a 2009 grant of 55 mil. Oxitec receives their 20 mil grant in 2010.
Seems the way to stop dengue and other mosquito born illnesses is attack the mosquito.
What safer way to experiment than with a benign virus from the dengue family called Zika.

Posted by Jefe101 2017-09-30 03:43|| https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2003/09/Dengue-Vaccine-Research 2017-09-30 03:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Wolbachia

Posted by Jefe101 2017-09-30 03:50|| http://m.topix.com/forum/med/T1G7PJV7DLG21UBJD/is-wolbachia-toxin-the-cause-of-microcephaly 2017-09-30 03:50|| Front Page Top

#5 DDT won't work. They already die off naturally by producing sterile offspring.
There is a direct correlation between non-benign Zika (referred to as the Brazil strain) outbreaks and GE Mosquitos.
The goal is mosquito as vector. Think how incredibly powerful that could be with modern genetics and virology.

Posted by Jefe101 2017-09-30 04:01|| 2017-09-30 04:01|| Front Page Top

#6 And now they'll die faster

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-09-30 04:04|| 2017-09-30 04:04|| Front Page Top

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