Mosquitoes infected with bacteria to make them infertile released in battle against viruses

In order to fight Zika and other similar viruses, researchers are going to release thousands of sterilised mosquitoes in south Miami, Florida this week. Researchers infected the male of the species with a bacteria in a lab and when they mate with females, the resulting eggs will die before hatching. The Miami-Dade County Mosquito Reduction Test Program is a collaboration from the University of Kentucky and Kentucky-based company MosquitoMate.

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