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Re:Mosquitoes kill more than 700k people every year (2017) by ravenstine on Friday May 29, 2020 @02:20PM (#23353599)
Is it most mosquitoes, or is it primarily aedis aegypti? I could swear I read that particular species was responsible for most mosquito-bourne disease, but I can't seem to find much information for the proportion between it and other species.

If they disproportionally kill even more than other mosquitoes, that also puts things into greater perspective. Perhaps if we could target this particular species, it would save millions of human lives.

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Re:Mosquitoes kill more than 700k people every year (2017) by dekhn on Friday May 29, 2020 @06:38PM (#23356420)
From Project Debug, Verily's attempt at reduction of mosquito problems: https://debug.com/

"""Mosquitoes kill more people than every other animal combined. One species, Aedes aegypti, carries diseases such as dengue, Zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya which make hundreds of millions of people sick every year"""

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Re:Mosquitoes kill more than 700k people every year (2017) by DaniFong on Friday May 29, 2020 @02:27PM (#23353680)
i know someone who wants to do this, and probably can.
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Re:Mosquitoes kill more than 700k people every year (2017) by divbzero on Friday May 29, 2020 @05:11PM (#23355610)
Is that “someone” funded by the Gates Foundation? [1] [2]

[1]: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/Mosquito-Week-2018

[2]: https://www.geekwire.com/2018/gates-foundation-teams-oxitec-...

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