🔬 Science
October 02, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Fighting dengue with sterile insects: Lisbon’s experimental approach
Source:
The Optimist Daily
Portugal is using an innovative scientific method, releasing sterile male mosquitoes in Lisbon, to reduce populations of disease-carrying Asian tiger mosquitoes and prevent illnesses like dengue and Zika.
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