Israel Man vs mozzie: Tech firm develops laser to track and target mosquitoes The system follows the insects with a red laser beam and sends a text alert to householders, letting them know where the mosquito can be found. 19 August 2019
Burkina Faso Researchers create fake village filled with GM fungus to fight malaria Scientists from University of Maryland Baltimore and the IRSS research insitute in Burkina Faso created the "mosquito sphere" filled with toxic fungus to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes 31 May 2019
United Kingdom Malaria-carrying mosquitoes could be killed off by gene editing A laboratory at Imperial College London has wiped out a population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes using gene editing. The lab spread a genetic modification that blocks female reproduction through a caged population 12 October 2018
World News Mosquitos carrying deadly virus in Greece At least 17 people have died after contracting the West Nile virus from mosquitos in Greece. 31 August 2018
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