Experimental project releases 30,000 mosquitoes in Lisbon that do not bite

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An experimental project in Lisbon, Portugal is releasing 30,000 sterile male mosquitoes in Alvalade to combat the Asian tiger mosquito, a vector for diseases such as dengue, zika, and yellow fever. This final trial aims to reduce the mosquito population without bites or disease transmission.

Thirty thousand sterile male mosquitoes will be released on Thursday in Alvalade, Lisbon, in a final trial to curb the Asian tiger mosquito, vector of dengue, zika and yellow fever.