Dengue fever and the Aedes aegypti mosquito – an Oxitec film

What is Dengue Fever? Why are people and governments so worried about it? What’s it got to do with mosquitoes, and how can we control it?

Part one

Featuring never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews with Haedes and Aegypta – representatives of the notorious Dengue mosquito – this film tackles some of the big questions about this dangerous virus, and what Oxitec can do to help.

 Part two

In this video, you can learn more about how the Oxitec approach works, and how it is providing what Professor Paul Reiter describes as a ‘cutting-edge’ solution to the growing threat of Dengue fever.

Dengue, Mosquitoes and Genes: an information pack to accompany the Oxitec film

Watched the film? Interested in finding out more? We’ve produced an information pack to accompany the film, which looks at some of the issues it tackles in a bit more detail. Read through it to find out more about Dengue fever, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, and how Oxitec is using genetic technology to tackle a growing problem. You can use the links below or on the left to skip to the content that interests you. More information is also available on our Health pages.

Alternatively, download a Pdf version of the information pack here: Pdf version

• Introducing the information pack
• Dengue fever: a growing problem
• Introducing Haedes and Aegypta: all about the Aedes aegypti mosquito
• Using genes to control insects: the Oxitec solution
• More about the science: how does Oxitec make a genetically modified insect?