{"id":46650,"date":"2016-07-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-dengue-fever-cases-drop-91-in-neighbourhood-of-piracicaba-brazil-where-oxitecs-friendly-aedes-were-released\/"},"modified":"2016-07-25T10:30:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T14:30:10","slug":"los-casos-de-dengue-caen-un-91-en-el-vecindario-de-piracicaba-brasil-donde-se-liberaron-mosquitos-friendly-aedes-de-oxitec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/los-casos-de-dengue-caen-un-91-en-el-vecindario-de-piracicaba-brasil-donde-se-liberaron-mosquitos-friendly-aedes-de-oxitec\/","title":{"rendered":"Dengue Fever Cases Drop 91% in Neighbourhood of Piracicaba, Brazil, Where Oxitec&#8217;s Friendly\u2122 Aedes Were Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen5{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.83em\n}\n.prngen3{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.83em\n}\n.prngen6{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:1pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnpl6{\nPADDING-LEFT:0.50em\n}\n.prnpr6{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnvab{\nVERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM\n}\n.prnsbl1{\nBORDER-LEFT:1pt\n}\n.prnsbr1{\nBORDER-RIGHT:1pt\n}\n.prntblns{\nBORDER-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt\n}\n.prnsbb1{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:1pt\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n.prnsbt1{\nBORDER-TOP:1pt\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OXFORD, England<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 14, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Piracicaba&#8217;s Epidemiologic Surveillance service released new data this week which showed a 91% reduction of dengue fever cases registered in the CECAP\/Eldorado district, an area of 5,000 residents, in the 2015\/2016 dengue-year as compared to the 2014\/2015 period. The incidence decreased to just 12 cases in 2015\/2016, the first year in which Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes, the genetically engineered mosquitoes that fight wild\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>, were released there, versus 133 cases in the previous year. According to Epidemiologic Surveillance the rest of the municipality saw a 52% reduction in dengue fever incidence during the same period, from 3,487 cases in the 2014\/2015 period to 1,676 cases in 2015\/2016.<\/p>\n<p>(Logo:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150630\/227348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150630\/227348<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the overall incidence rate in CECAP\/Eldorado for the dengue-year 2014\/2015 was 195% larger than the rate recorded for the rest of the municipality. In the dengue-year 2015\/2016, the rate in CECAP\/Eldorado was 45% lower than the rate in the rest of the municipality. The latest data roundup also reports zero cases of Zika and chikungunya in CECAP\/Eldorado.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTablee051\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" class=\"prntblns\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Area<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"prnsbt1 prnsbr1 prnvab prnsbb1 prntac prnpl6 prnsbl1 prnpr6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Dengue\u00a0Year**<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2014\/2015<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2015\/2016<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Piracicaba*<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Cases\u00a0of\u00a0Dengue<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">3,487<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">1,676<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Population<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">386,449<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">386,449<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Incidence<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.902%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.437%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">CECAP\/Eldorado<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Cases\u00a0of\u00a0Dengue<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">133<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Population<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">5,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Incidence<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen3\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">2.66%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen5\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen6\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">0.24%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>* Data excludes CECAP\/Eldorado<\/p>\n<p>** Dengue year in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span> starts in 27th week of the calendar year and ends in 26th week of following calendar year<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the course of one year, we were able to bring the dengue fever incidence down by more than 50% in Piracicaba &#8212; the outcome of diligent work to eliminate still water spots, the breeding site of the mosquito,&#8221; says the city&#8217;s Secretary of Health, <span class=\"xn-person\">Pedro Mello<\/span>. &#8220;In CECAP\/Eldorado, where we had the Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes project, the reduction was extraordinary, going over 90%.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are delighted with the result achieved so far by Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes which shows the potential of our approach. We hope to see this effect on a larger scale beyond the limited area of CECAP\/Eldorado with our expansion into Piracicaba&#8217;s downtown city,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Glen Slade<\/span>, Oxitec do Brasil director.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dengue-year<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The dengue-year in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span> starts in the 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0week of the calendar year and ends in the 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0week of the following year. This period is used by health surveillance services as a standard for monitoring and reporting epidemiological data of diseases transmitted by\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>. The incidence rate for a disease in a certain area is an important element in planning the fight against the disease.<\/p>\n<p><b>Friendly<\/b><sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0<b>Aedes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Produced by Oxitec do Brasil, Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes have been used in Piracicaba since <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 30<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02015, when the first insects were released in CECAP\/Eldorado. In <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2016<\/span>, the technology had already reduced the number of wild\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>larvae by 82% in the treated area, compared to a non-treated area.<\/p>\n<p>The success in reducing the population of wild\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>\u00a0led the City Hall to extend the project at CECAP\/Eldorado for one more year. The deployment of Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes was expanded into the city&#8217;s downtown area, comprising an area of 11 neighbourhoods and 60,000 residents. The first Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes to be deployed in the downtown area are expected to be released in the S\u00e3o Judas neighbourhood by the second half of July. A contract for the expansion of the Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>Aedes project into the downtown area was signed on <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 31<\/span><sup>st<\/sup>. Besides S\u00e3o Judas, the project is intended to benefit S\u00e3o Dimas, Centro, Clube de Campo, Cidade Jardim, Cidade Alta, Parque da Rua do <span class=\"xn-location\">Porto<\/span>, Nh\u00f4 Quim, Jardim Monumento, Nova Piracicaba and Vila Rezende.<\/p>\n<p><b>How Friendly<\/b><sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0<b>Aedes works<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Oxitec has been working in\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>\u00a0control for more than a decade. It is a pioneer in the use of a biological method to suppress wild populations of this dangerous mosquito species through the release of Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes males, which don&#8217;t bite and don&#8217;t transmit disease. When released, these males search for wild females to mate, and their offspring inherit a self-limiting gene that makes them die before reaching functional adulthood. Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes&#8217; offspring also inherit a fluorescent marker that makes them easy to identify in the laboratory. This allows tracking and measuring at a level never before achieved, making effectiveness assessment and monitoring more accurate throughout the whole Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes deployment programme.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other approaches, Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes mosquitoes don&#8217;t leave any ecological footprint. Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes die along with their offspring, so that their presence doesn&#8217;t linger in the environment.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Oxitec<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxitec.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oxitec<\/a>\u00a0is a pioneer in using genetic engineering to control insect pests that spread disease and damage crops, and was founded in 2002 as a spinout from <span class=\"xn-org\">Oxford University<\/span> (UK). Oxitec is a subsidiary of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intrexon Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NYSE: XON), which engineers biology to help solve some of the world&#8217;s biggest problems.\u00a0Follow us on Twitter at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/oxitec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Oxitec<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Oxitec Contact:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Matthew Warren<\/span><br \/>Press Officer<br \/>+44-(0)1235-832-393<br \/><a href=\"mailto:info@oxitec.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">info@oxitec.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OXFORD, England<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 14, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Piracicaba&#8217;s Epidemiologic Surveillance service released new data this week which showed a 91% reduction of dengue fever cases registered in the CECAP\/Eldorado district, an area of 5,000 residents, in the 2015\/2016 dengue-year as compared to the 2014\/2015 period. The incidence decreased to just 12 cases in 2015\/2016, the first year in which Friendly<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u00a0Aedes, the genetically engineered mosquitoes that fight wild\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>, were&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OXFORD, England<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 14, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Piracicaba&#8217;s Epidemiologic Surveillance service released new data this week which showed a 91% reduction of dengue fever cases registered in the CECAP\/Eldorado district, an area of 5,000 residents, in the 2015\/2016 dengue-year as compared to the 2014\/2015 period. 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