Birth control for mosquitoes to cut spread of diseases
Even though there have been no Zika cases in Uganda the country suffers a heavy burden of malaria, which is spread by anopheles species of mosquito. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The World Health Organisation is testing a radiation-based birth control method for mosquitoes, known as Sterile Insect Technique, to control dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya diseases.
Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever account for about 17 per cent of all infectious diseases globally, claiming more than 700,000 lives each year.
