Drone Deploys Against Dengue

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Watch: Drones bomb jungle with mosquitoes in fight against dengue fever

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Drones are being used to release mosquitoes infected with a bacteria that prevents them from spreading the disease.

Up to 160,000 mosquitos are chilled into a state of torpor before being loaded into a specially designed container box.

The aircraft then takes off and follows a precise flightpath, ejecting groups of around 150 insects at a time.

Experts have warned that the virus is expanding into new territory including Europe and tip of South America .

Dr Brady added that drone deliveries often come with stigma’ due to a historical mistrust of large-scale interventions.

He added that being able to control the spread of dengue will become even more important as warmer and wetter climates cause mosquito populations to surge.

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