Health innovations. Neutralising the tsetse fly
Description
Tsetse flies, the blood-sucking insects that transmit the potentially fatal sleeping sickness disease, are usually found in Sub-Saharan Africa. But a large colony can currently be found at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in the historic city of Antwerp. Professor Jan van den Abbeele is genetically modifying the flies to neutralise the disease-spreading parasites that live within them.
Runtime
3 minutes
Series
Subjects
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
Health innovations. Innovative hospital in Rwanda
Health innovations. New TB drug developed
Health innovations. Counterfeit drugs in Cambodia
Health innovations. Magnetic heart surgery
Health innovations. Sri Lanka doctor in UK
Health innovations. Fighting malnutrition in Guatemala
Health innovations. Dog detectors
Health innovations. Helping babies survive
Health innovations. Female pilots delivering health care in Africa
Health innovations. Family planning in Nigeria
Health innovations. Growing red blood cells in Scotland
Health innovations. A neglected disease. Buruli ulcers
Health innovations. Counterfeit drugs in Nigeria
Health innovations. Male circumcision