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2025-01-06 03:16:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8FF7DDE5D9920AF935EF67DFC12F8CA2D1EFD125A5904EAAD0815683FF6C88C4
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Oxitec is not a spray, it is a company that has developed a gene modification to males of a specific species of mosquito which carries Dengue Fever. The modification prevents these mosquitoes producing female offspring. Only female mosquitoes bite. https://www.csiro.au/en/news/all/news/2024/december/csiro-oxitec-to-tackle-disease-spreading-mosquitoes-threatening-mainland-australia https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/research/environmental_health_institute/wolbachia-aedes-mosquito-suppression-strategy/male-mosquitoes-do-not-bite#:~:text=Male%20mosquitoes%20feed%20only%20on,the%20development%20of%20their%20eggs.
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