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Post by avordvet on Feb 1, 2016 14:13:26 GMT -5
Was Zika outbreak caused by release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil?By Elle Griffiths, 16:09, 31 Jan 2016 updated 14:09, 1 Feb 2016 The genetically engineered insects were designed to stop the spread of dengue fever but critics now fear the programme may have had a deadly consequence The Zika virus outbreak currently gripping the Americas could have been sparked by the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in 2012, critics say. The insects were engineered by biotechnology experts to combat the spread of dengue fever and other diseases and released into the general population of Brazil in 2012. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/zika-outbreak-caused-release-genetically-7281671
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