Trypanosomiasis: Federal Government To Release Millions Of Sterile Tsetsefly - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 23, 2019
The Federal Government has approved the construction of a modern tsetsemass rearing facility in Vom, to effectively fight the scourge oftrypanosomiasis.
The facility is to create millions of sterile male tsetse flies for fieldrelease to mop-up populations that may persist after overpowering to attaineradication.
Science and Technology Minister Ogbonnaya Onu explained that tsetse flyposes serious problems to livestock production in Africa as well as humanhealth.
He said that Nigeria is willing to lead Africa in the fight againsttsetse fly and will work with other nations in Africa to recover land presentlyoccupied by the insects.