BEIJING, iNews.id – Leading researchers China discover technology nuclear to eradicate mosquito. The technology can control the epidemic infectious diseases caused by the blood -sucking insect.
The research team leader on Monday (23/8/2021) stated that technology nuclear radiation used to destroy the male mosquito’s reproductive system. In their report, the researchers found that male mosquitoes exposed to radiation mate with wild female mosquitoes without producing offspring.
The research was carried out by the Nuclear Technology Research Institute and the China Atomic Energy Development Center (CAEA) with Sun Yat Sen University in 2020. According to the researchers, the technology biology With modern technology it is possible to eradicate specific mosquitoes in mainland China while controlling disease transmission.
Local media in China reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) welcomed the findings positively.
“In the application of green nuclear technology, mosquito sterilization techniques are very effective and long-lasting, without causing chemical pollution that harms other animals or drug resistance in mosquitoes,” said CAEA Director Wu Zhongdao, as quoted by Reuters. Shenzhen Special Zone Daily.
According to Wu, this is the only modern biological technology that is very effective in eradicating certain mosquitoes in an area as well as controlling disease transmission.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that mosquito-borne diseases kill 700,000 people worldwide every year. South Africa is the worst-hit country in the epidemic malaria which has killed many people.
Editor : Ahmad Islamy Jamil
