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Fighting dengue with sterile insects: Lisbon’s experimental approach

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Portugal has released 30,000 sterile male mosquitoes in Lisbon as part of a push to bring down populations of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), a species that can carry dengue, Zika, and yellow fever. Last Thursday’s release in Alvalade was the third and final deployment of this phase. […] The post Fighting dengue with sterile insects: Lisbon’s experimental approach first appeared on The Optimist D…
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The Optimist Daily broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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