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2023-07-09 22:14:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6C3C2662769E2B4513E84484EED5CB10DF2E13D1999B71ACF4C7707830A5C763
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The genetically modified mosquitoes released in Key West were the Aedes aegypti species, which do not transmit human malaria. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-us-open-air-test-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-deemed-a-success-180979960/ Human malaria is transmitted by the anopheline species mosquitoes, which have been identified in the Florida malaria cases. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaria-florida-mosquitoes-human-cases/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24140295/
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