Can the Mosquito Bite? The Multispecies Transmutation of Wolbachia Mosquitoes as Biotechnologies of Epidemic Control in Rio de Janeiro

A bite from the Aedes aegypti mosquito can transmit pathogenic viruses such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. While public health campaigns have historically focused on eliminating this vector species, a project in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, proposes to release A. aegypti carrying the intracellular ba...

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Main Author: Luísa Reis Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Social Studies of Science 2025-07-01
Series:Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
Online Access:https://estsjournal.org/index.php/ests/article/view/1555
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