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‘Weaponized’ Mosquitoes Designed To Neutralize Mosquito-Borne Diseases Approved for Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Male mosquitoes that don't bite human beings are infected with bacteria so that when they mate with female disease-bearing Asian tiger mosquitoes the eggs don't hatch. The diseases targeted include the Zika virus, dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.

Male mosquitoes that don't bite human beings are infected with bacteria so that when they mate with female disease-bearing Asian tiger mosquitoes the eggs don't hatch. The diseases targeted include the Zika virus, dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.…