Ovillanta Under Construction in Guatemala (IMAGE)

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Ovillanta Under Construction in Guatemala

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Said Dr. Ulibarri: 'We decided to use recycled tires - partly because tires already represent up to 29% of the breeding sites chosen by the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, partly because tires are a universally affordable instrument in low-resource settings, and partly because giving old tires a new use creates an opportunity to clean up the local environment.'

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