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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Society for Social Studies of Science
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Engaging Science, Technology, and Society |
| Online Access: | https://estsjournal.org/index.php/ests/article/view/1555 |
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