Winged promises: Exploring the discourse on transgenic mosquitoes in Brazil

O Aedes aegypti e o digital

“…Desde então, reformas urbanas e políticas de controle dos corpos, fumigações de ambientes e vacinações de doentes e mais uma sorte de intervenções químicas têm sido algumas das formas de se tentar minorar essas emergências (Benchimol, 1992(Benchimol, , 2004(Benchimol, , 2011a(Benchimol, , 2011bFranco, 1969;Löwy, 1990Löwy, , 1996Löwy, , 2009Stepan, 1978). Mais recentemente, algumas políticas e práticas de controle, vigilância e prevenção contra o Aedes aegypti têm sido baseadas na indústria da inovação digital, incluindo mosquitos geneticamente modifi cados, drones equipados com câmeras, softwares para levantamento epidemiológico e a internet e os seus dispositivos (Castro, 2015;Castro;Heidrickx, 2013;Segata, 2016aSegata, , 2016bWallace, 2013).…”

The Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in Burkina Faso: Bioeconomy of Science, Public Engagement and Trust in Medicine

“…Further releases have occurred in Malaysia and Brazil. Since 2012, a biofactory in Juazeiro, Brazil, has produced transgenic A. aegypti with capacity of four million male mosquitoes per week (Reis-Castro & Hendrickx 2013:125). When the Zika epidemic struck the Americas, genetically sterilized mosquito control efforts were intensified further.…”

The lively ethics of global health GMOs: The case of the Oxitec mosquito

“…As a Memorandum released by FOE and the Consumers' Association complained, the Ministry, which eventually opted to permit the releases in a remote area, "[did] not go far enough to allay the fears and concerns" about Oxitec's plans (Consumers' Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (CAP/SAM), 2010, p. 3). A third release was approved in Brazil, and, again, opposition arose from environmental groups about the ethics of releasing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes into the wild (Reis de Castro and Hendrickx, 2013). In all cases, Oxitec officials defended the mosquito releases by noting that the field tests had received local regulatory approval.…”