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In Mexico, mosquito-borne diseases are a growing threat to local communities. 

In Mexico, mosquito-borne diseases are a growing threat to local communities.  A series of large-scale dengue outbreaks have occurred in recent years, and infection rates are expected to increase by 40 per cent over the next 50 years. Similarly, the number of Zika cases increased rapidly after a worldwide outbreak of mosquito-borne disease in 2015.

Dengue represents a significant health burden for communities in La Paz, a municipality of the state of Baja California Sur. During 2013 and 2014, Baja California Sur experienced a dengue epidemic, with 8090 confirmed cases. For that period, La Paz had the highest number of confirmed cases in Mexico.

In March 2018, the World Mosquito Program established a partnership with the government health authorities in Baja California Sur to establish Mexico's first project in La Paz. Local and national government officials supported the project, hoping it can offer a long-term, sustainable alternative to current disease-control approaches.

(Data updated March 2023)

World Mosquito Program in Mexico
Project sites
1
Number of people reached
250,000
Total area reached
50 km²
Mexico
 
Mexico

Project sites

In Mexico, the World Mosquito Program collaborated with the local community, partners and supporters in La Paz.

The World Mosquito Program’s partnership with BCS Health authorities and the Mexican Government was funded by the Candeo Fund of Christy Walton through the International Community Foundation.

There have been many cases of diseases caused by mosquitoes and I no longer want it to be. I was in doubt before, but they told me how this has already worked in other places.
Francisca Osuna
Host of Zankukit
Francisca Osuna holds a mosquito kit
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