Tropical Diseases

Until today, no cure lor realistic protection exists for any mosquito-borne disease.

Many of them are lethal causee serious debilitating conditionsor permanent disabilities.

has Science and engineering have generated amazing technological achievements and improved a many others, but mosquito population reduction remains one of the biggest unsolved challenges.

Consider the following statistics.

-Malaria: half the World’s population is at risk. It affects about 250 million people and kills 627.00 annually. This mortality rate is equivalent to four or five 747 Jumbo jets crashing every day!

-Dengue fever: 900 million people get infected and over 40.000 die annually

-Chikungunya: over 229.000 infections, with 41 deaths 

-West Nile virus: over 2.000 infections, 6% mortality rate 

-Yellow fever: 200.000 cases, 30.000 deaths 

-Zika: 31.433 cases, children born with microcephaly with major disabilities, like speech walking issues, brain problems.

-Japanese encephalitis: 30.000 to 50.000 cases, 14.000 - 20.000 deaths 

-Lymphatic filariasis: 140 million cases, 1,63 million deaths 

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Existing solutions scarcely qualify as partial remedies.

Every 53 seconds, a life is claimed by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Each year, nearly one million people perish, while 360 million endure hospitalization.

Since the emergence of humankind, out of the 108 billion individuals who have ever lived, an estimated 52 billion have fallen victim to mosquito-borne diseases.

The battle against mosquito-borne illnesses remains one of the most formidable challenges in human history.