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Public health officials confirmed the 18th case of dengue fever in Hillsborough County this year.But this case is different- while the first 17 were…
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Mosquitoes, it turns out, might be their own worst enemy. In a six-month field trial launched in South Miami last year, Miami-Dade County teamed up with...
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Rainy season in South Florida means it's also mosquito season. And now there's a new weapon being added to the arsenal against the insects in the...
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An insect-killing bacteria that lives inside a parasitic worm might hold the key to developing a powerful new repellent.
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Peak mosquito season is coming and Miami-Dade County officials say they are ready to fight it with a new weapon: a bacteria that makes mosquitos sterile...
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The company that wants to hold the first U.S. trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys and Keys residents who oppose the trial don't...
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials say genetically modified mosquitoes are not "drugs" and should be regulated by environmental authorities.
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A meeting between Miami-Dade County officials and county residents concerned about aerial mosquito spraying was cancelled Monday.
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When Monroe County held a nonbinding referendum last year on whether to allow the experimental release of genetically modified mosquitoes, most voters...
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Florida health officials added another 12 reported cases of the Zika virus during the past week, including the first sexually transmitted case in 2017,...
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A chemical used for mosquito control in South Florida has been the source of controversy in recent weeks, after a study showed it could be linked to...
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While mainland South Florida ramps up its battle against the mosquito that can carry Zika, the Florida Keys has already begun the region's most...