Rio releases newmosquitoes used tofight denguefever
On Tuesday (Abr. 2), the municipality of Rio de Janeiro started a new release of wolbitos-Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria. The microorganisms are used to combat arboviruses such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, as they prevent the viruses that cause these diseases from developing inside their main carrier, the Aedes aegypti.