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Plan to release 750M GMO mosquitoes goes away

(News) – Male mosquitoes do not bite humans – but Florida Keys residents are still worried about plans to release 750 million of them in a mouse control project starting next year. The plan to release genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes received final approval from local authorities on Tuesday night, …

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West Nile virus detected in Erie County

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) – The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is warning residents after the West Nile virus (WNV) was discovered in mosquitoes in the county. The ECDOH is routinely testing mosquito breeding grounds and found the virus this month. Human cases of WNV are rare, according to the …

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