US reviews plan to infect mosquitoes with bacteria to stop disease : Nature News & Comment

US reviews plan to infect mosquitoes with bacteria to stop disease : Nature News & Comment

US reviews plan to infect mosquitoes with bacteria to stop disease

Biotech firm seeks government approval to market mosquitoes as a pesticide to prevent spread of Zika and dengue viruses.

• Emily Waltz

24 May 2016

The United States could soon become the first country to approve the commercial use of a common bacterium to fight the spread of mosquitoes that can transmit viruses such as Zika, dengue andChikungunya.