Bill Gates shares management plan for 'world's deadliest animal'

On August 15, Bill Gates shared a plan to beat mosquitoes

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He wrote on his blog about a building in Medellin, Colombia, where scientists are breeding "millions and millions" of mosquitoes

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He said scientists are feeding the mosquitoes a "generous helping" of fish meal, sugar, and blood

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According to him, the breeding of mosquitoes may seem strange, but in fact, these insects are helping to save and improve the lives of millions

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He shared a video of Scott O'Neill, founder, and director of the World Mosquito Program

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According to O'Neill, farm-raised mosquitoes pass the bacteria on by mating with wild mosquitoes

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Gates said the Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits the dengue virus, which infects more than 400 million people and kills 20,000 each year

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