With an unusual mixture of organic compounds "was not in their plans," the Chilean company Grupo Avance claims to have discovered an innovative formula that works as Aedes aegypti mosquito repellent, carrier of the dengue virus Zika and, among other diseases. EFE
"We came to this convergence of work, never seek a solution to the Zika virus. We graphene, copper powder, lactone and together. That's all, "he told Efe CEO of Avance Group, biochemist Mario Reyes.
Reyes says that a domestic laundry is sufficient to prevent insect bites by these months has alerted the tropical regions of Latin America.
The discoverer says that is a "bioadditive" that when added to traditional detergent protects the clothes of the people living in or traveling to areas affected by the presence of the carrier mosquito.
"We produce lactone, a non-toxic natural insecticide; develop graphene, which prevents the passage of mosquito, and copper powder, an antibacterial par excellence, "he says the specialist to explain how this serendipity occurred.
Scientifically proven, this advance could be of great help to the spread of zika in countries like Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil, place the latter in which there have been cases of births of babies with hydrocephalus in female carriers of the disease.
Also in Chile authorities are on alert for dengue cases detected in Easter Island, a Chilean territory located 3,600 kilometers from the Americas who travel annually about 1000.000 tourists.