RESEARCHERS in Panama have developed a possible strategy to combat the spread of the Zika through the release of sterile male mosquitoes to combat population numbers of the virus-carrying insect. The Gorgas Institute for Health Studies (ICGES) in Panama came across the idea last year when they were doing research on the Aedes aegypti mosquito to tackle dengue and chikungunya. According to the findings, the release of genetically-modified Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes into the female population […]