{"id":2162109,"date":"2026-09-24T11:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2162109"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:59:24","slug":"experimental-project-releases-30000-mosquitoes-in-lisbon-that-do-not-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2162109","title":{"rendered":"Experimental project releases 30,000 mosquitoes in Lisbon that do not bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/62\/70\/1200x675_cmsv2_ec9d7e53-2f2c-5d81-8760-1b7461cfd4a6-9926270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2928273-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2928273\" data-cid=\"9926069\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928273-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/60\/69\/189x106_cmsv2_5a4e55b1-7c67-5c58-88b2-02f11672c391-9926069.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Staff serve meals to students at a university canteen following the introduction of \u20ac1 meals for all students in France.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    France\u2019s \u20ac1 student meals put pressure on canteens\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2928164-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2928164\" data-cid=\"9925388\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928164-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/53\/88\/189x106_cmsv2_81bd903b-9b1a-595e-9884-16286da7f1a0-9925388.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A man walks past a Euro sign in the hallway of the European Central Bank after a meeting of the ECB&apos;s governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 6, 2024. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Economy<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Europe misses out on \u20ac120 billion in investment a year, report finds\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2928294-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2928294\" data-cid=\"9926153\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928294-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/61\/53\/189x106_cmsv2_930cab38-4b11-5b4b-9db7-8844e5040039-9926153.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cuauht\u00e9moc docking along the Embarcadero near the Bay Bridge, San Francisco, USA as sailors stand on masts while singing, Sept. 23, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Mexican navy tall ship Cuauht\u00e9moc returns to San Francisco after 17 years\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2928246-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2928246\" data-cid=\"9925800\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928246-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/58\/00\/189x106_cmsv2_26146086-4a78-5405-8708-2ea8c0b1ef4b-9925800.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A steel worker watches the hot metal at the Thyssenkrupp steel factory in Duisburg, Germany, 27 April 2018. 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Duisburg is the biggest steel producer site in Europe.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Five EU states push Brussels to ease carbon costs for industry\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Health<\/p>\n<p>                          Health news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Experimental project releases 30,000 mosquitoes in Lisbon that do not bite<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/62\/70\/1536x864_cmsv2_ec9d7e53-2f2c-5d81-8760-1b7461cfd4a6-9926270.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The Asian tiger mosquito is responsible for transmitting diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              The Asian tiger mosquito is responsible for transmitting diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span 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Yes, you read that right, but rest assured, they don&#8217;t bite.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They are sterile male Asian tiger mosquitoes belonging to the species &#8216;Aedes albopictus&#8217; and will be released in the Lisbon parish of Alvalade. They are part of anexperimental project whose ultimate aim is to reduce the population of the Asian tiger mosquito, because of its implications for public health.<\/p>\n<p>The project focuses on the Asian tiger mosquito because of its implications for public health, as it can transmit diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever, with the risk arising if the mosquito bites an infected person and subsequently passes the pathogen on to another person.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time this has been done. In total, 60,000 mosquitoes have already been released in Portugal and this will be the last release of this type of insect.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Lusa news agency, Afonso Moreira, a public health doctor at the Francisco George Public Health Unit of the Santa Maria Local Health Unit, explained that these mosquitoes were sterilised using a proven and safe technique.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we release them into areas where there is a population of this mosquito, they will essentially compete with the male mosquitoes that are already there, the wild mosquitoes,&#8221; said the project leader.<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to assess whether this competition reduces the species&#8217; reproduction, given that mating with sterile males does not produce offspring. And since only females need blood, reducing the number of wild males and the opportunities for reproduction would help control the number of mosquitoes of this species that can bite humans.<\/p>\n<p>However, the researcher stressed that in this first phase the main objective is to understand how the released specimens behave, particularly their ability to disperse and survive in the intervention area.<\/p>\n<p>If the results of the first stage are positive, further progress in the research is expected in May, with a comparative study between areas where the mosquito has been released and areas where it is being controlled.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Lusa, Afonso Moreira stressed that the release of sterile mosquitoes is only one of the control measures, and argued that it remains essential to continue eliminating the places where this species breeds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment 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This can cost you up to six healthy years<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2927772-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2927772\" data-cid=\"9923410\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927772-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/34\/10\/320x180_cmsv2_b2de2261-8c6d-52d7-82e6-e80ad8e4d9a8-9923410.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Europeans are doing more sports than four years ago. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Europeans are exercising more. 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But who gets to take part?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Lisbon will release 30,000 mosquitoes this Thursday. Yes, you read that right, but rest assured, they don&#8217;t bite.They are sterile male Asian tiger mosquitoes belonging to the species &#8216;Aedes albopictus&#8217; and will be released in the Lisbon parish of Alvalade. They are part of an experimental project whose ultimate aim is to reduce the population of the Asian tiger mosquito, because of its implications for public health.The project focuses on the Asian tiger mosquito because of its implications for public health, as it can transmit diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever, with the risk arising if the mosquito bites an infected person and subsequently passes the pathogen on to another person.This is not the first time this has been done. In total, 60,000 mosquitoes have already been released in Portugal and this will be the last release of this type of insect.Speaking to the Lusa news agency, Afonso Moreira, a public health doctor at the Francisco George Public Health Unit of the Santa Maria Local Health Unit, explained that these mosquitoes were sterilised using a proven and safe technique.&#8221;When we release them into areas where there is a population of this mosquito, they will essentially compete with the male mosquitoes that are already there, the wild mosquitoes,&#8221; said the project leader.The aim is to assess whether this competition reduces the species&#8217; reproduction, given that mating with sterile males does not produce offspring. And since only females need blood, reducing the number of wild males and the opportunities for reproduction would help control the number of mosquitoes of this species that can bite humans.However, the researcher stressed that in this first phase the main objective is to understand how the released specimens behave, particularly their ability to disperse and survive in the intervention area.If the results of the first stage are positive, further progress in the research is expected in May, with a comparative study between areas where the mosquito has been released and areas where it is being controlled.Speaking to Lusa, Afonso Moreira stressed that the release of sterile mosquitoes is only one of the control measures, and argued that it remains essential to continue eliminating the places where this species breeds.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/09\/24\/experimental-project-releases-30000-mosquitoes-in-lisbon-that-do-not-bite&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/62\/70\/1200x675_cmsv2_ec9d7e53-2f2c-5d81-8760-1b7461cfd4a6-9926270.jpg&#8221;] Europe News France\u2019s \u20ac1 student meals put pressure on canteens Economy Europe misses out on \u20ac120 billion in investment a year, report finds No Comment Mexican navy tall ship Cuauht\u00e9moc returns to San Francisco after 17 years Europe News Five EU states push Brussels to ease carbon costs for industry Europe News [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2162109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2162109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162109\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2162109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2162109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2162109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}