Nuclear Technique Helps Fight Mosquito-borne Illnesses

The IAEA, FAO, WHO and other international organizations that support the Special Programme for Research on Tropical Diseases (TDR) are partnering to use the nuclear sterile insect technique in the fight against diseases carried by mosquitoes such as dengue and the Zika virus. This animation explains the technology behind this approach.

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