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Mexico mosquito and screwworm control efforts

9 clusters · 50 sources · last updated

Latest: Dengue cases and deaths rise across Mexico

In early August 2026, Mexico’s federal and state health secretariats rolled out preventive actions against zoonotic and food-borne threats, including warnings about the livestock-infesting Gusano Barrenador in Chihuahua,

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Brazil expands Wolbachia mosquito releases

6 clusters · 24 sources · last updated

Latest: Betim begins releasing Wolbachia mosquitoes to combat dengue

Brazil is expanding its use of the Wolbachia bacterium to combat dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Health regulator Anvisa has authorized the commercial production of Wolbachia-modified male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at a Fl