Article 117DN Brazil's Zika virus could be tackled with genetically modified mosquitoes

Brazil's Zika virus could be tackled with genetically modified mosquitoes

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Tests by British company found that introducing sterilised males reduced the number of disease-transmitting female larvae by 82% in a year

Genetically modified mosquitoes could help Brazil combat the Zika virus, tests results released on Tuesday by a British biotech company suggest.

Related: Brazil downplays threat from zika virus in run up to Carnival and Rio Olympics

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