WABI, ORONO, Maine – Orono locals have been made aware of the existence of a virus that is spread by infected mosquitoes to humans. Town officials were recently informed by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that a sample of mosquitoes collected from the region tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon Virus...
On May 23, 2024, genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes were released in Djibouti, East Africa, as part of a ground-breaking initiative to fight malaria. This important event, which took place in the Djiboutian city suburb of Ambouli, is the result of a cooperative pilot project between Oxitec Ltd., the Djibouti government, and the well-known non-governmental organization...