Oxitec Panama
From April to October 2014, Oxitec worked with the Gorgas Institute to carry out a project to suppress local Aedes aegypti using our 1st Generation Friendly™ Aedes aegypti.
In April 2023 Oxitec launched a new phase of its malaria program in the Americas; establishing a team in Panama with the aim of preparing for future pilots of Friendly™ mosquitoes to combat the dominant malaria-spreading mosquito in Central America.
In Panama, malaria transmission continues to threaten lives in many rural areas. Innovative solutions are needed to combat the most important malaria-carrying mosquito in rural Panama, due to increasing resistance to insecticides and traditional vector control methods.