This will be Brazil first (southern) summer having to deal with a triple epidemic (zika virus, dengue and chikungunya fever), all due to the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Translating from a December 11th BBC Brasil article [1]:<p>&quot;Two promising biotech projects have been tested in Brazil over the past few years, however, the results still aren&#x27;t being felt on a large scale. The first one, betting on an insect inoculation scheme with a bacteria (Wolbachia) that stops the transmition of tropical diseases, is still in test phase and its impact will take 3 to 5 years to be evaluated.<p>The strategy behind the second project aims for the extermination of the species in certain regions via the use of genetically-modified mosquitos. The technique is said to have been tested successfully, according to the company that makes the transgenic mosquito - but it caused an uproar in the city in Bahia that served as the test ground. Even so, a city in São Paulo adopted the program since April, with promising results.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;portuguese&#x2F;noticias&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;151210_combate_aedes_aegypti_genetica_mw_rb" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;portuguese&#x2F;noticias&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;151210_combat...</a>