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Mosquitoes - The most lethal animals in the world
Mosquitoes are fascinating, but also the deadliest animal in the world! Every year they kill around 725,000 people!
Source: Gates Notes
Aedes aegypti carries malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya and zika. The mosquitoes and the diseases have spread during the last years.
The mosquitoes and the diseases have spread during the last years. On February 1, 2016, the WHO declared zika a global public health emergency.
What is our ambition?
The goal is to find new and already proven ways, ideas and tools to help everyone contribute in the fight against mosquitoes. We believe that if every individual person can reduce the negative effects of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in or near his or her home, there will be a significant overall impact. We would like to implement the best idea in Brazil. We hope that other teams, wherever they live, will get inspired to start their own crowdfight.
Who are we?
We are a newly founded ambitious team of professionals in Brazil with different backgrounds and experiences – the Moskiteiros. One thing we have in common is that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes regularly bite us. Some of us have kids who are allergic to mosquito bites and one of us has already experienced the dengue fever.
What is a Moskiteiro?
A dedicated person that uses his or her experience, intelligence and skills to outsmart the deadliest animals on Earth. He/she inspires others to participate, work as a team and uses the latest and most sustainable methods to achieve the goals. We cannot do it all by ourselves. Join our crowdfight and become a Moskiteiro!
Who can participate?
This social innovation contest is open for everyone who wants to help the world become a less mosquito-infested place: students, hobbyists, designers, scientists, companies, governments, NGOs, global citizens and human beings.
The Problem
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have adapted well to urbanization and pose a formidable opponent for any Moskiteiro:
We look to collect any ideas – new or already proven – on how individuals can prevent the Aedes aegypti mosquito from biting us, especially in or near our homes by using one or more of the measures below:They can reproduce in a tiny bottle cap volume of water The water does not have to be clean The life cycle (egg, larva, pupa and adult) is speeded up in hot weather They don’t fly around (maximum 100 meters from where they are born) They are silent and almost invisible They can enter a home via tiny openings They hide well They seek for blood donors during the daytime It is said that they even take the elevator
The herbs your grandmother used as a mosquito repellant? A new type of mosquito net? A better mosquito trap? A cool poster? An app? Or perhaps something completely different...?