Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Brazil</span></a>, Ministry of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Health</span></a> inaugurates the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>world</span></a>'s largest <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Wolbachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wolbachia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biofactory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biofactory</span></a>, <a href="https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2025/julho/ministerio-da-saude-inaugura-a-maior-biofabrica-de-wolbachia-do-mundo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.br/saude/pt-br/assuntos/no</span><span class="invisible">ticias/2025/julho/ministerio-da-saude-inaugura-a-maior-biofabrica-de-wolbachia-do-mundo</span></a> </p><p>The technology involves producing mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia, a bacterium that blocks the development of viruses within the Aedes aegypti mosquito , preventing their transmission.</p>