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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night

A rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, health officials warn, prompting the cancellation of some events and changes to sports schedules to avoid bites by infected bugs. Eastern equine encephalitis, which can cause symptoms including vomiting and seizures, infected a New Hampshire resident who later died, health officials reported last week. …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

In Rio, rife with dengue, bacteria-infected mosquitoes are making a difference

Associated Press

NITEROI, Brazil — Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend to the ever-growing needs of its population. Health officials say a pilot program launched in Niteroi in 2015, in which …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bangladesh: Over 1,000 dead in massive dengue outbreak

Firstpost

There is no vaccine or drug that specifically treats dengue, which is common in South Asia during the June-to-September monsoon season as the Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads the disease thrives in stagnant water According to government data, the number of fatalities from Bangladesh’s biggest dengue outbreak on record has surpassed 1,000 this year, and hospitals are scrambling to accommodate …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Tiger mosquito alert as Weert is stung for second time

Dutch News

A tiger mosquito has been spotted on an industrial estate in Weert in Limburg for the first time this summer, prompting action by food and consumer product safety body NVWA. The NVWA will be removing all breeding places in a radius of 500 metres around the site from Monday, as well as using pesticides to combat the distinctive black-and-white mosquito, …

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2 years ago

Bhubaneshwar Civic Body Using Drones to Target Mosquitoes, Spray Chemical in Vulnerable Spots

News 18

The municipal corporation in Bhubaneswar has introduced drones to deal with the mosquito menace in the city. For its pilot run, a drone flew to Niladri Vihar area in the city and took along 3 litres of mosquito oil for spraying. The BMC will monitor the status of mosquito breeding in the area for seven days and, if this process …

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2 years ago

Mosquitoes making life difficult for Tirupati residents

Deccan Chronicle

TIRUPATI: Though the temperature has dropped marginally in Tirupati, its citizens have found no relief from the mosquito problem. Municipal Corporation of Tirupati claims it is undertaking fogging operations in the city on a regular basis. There are reports of the civic body delaying anti-larval operations despite open nalas and garbage piles across the city being the main breeding grounds …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Scientists engineer mosquitoes that can't spread malaria

The Hindu

Scientists have genetically modified mosquitoes with the ability to slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their gut, an advance that can help prevent transmission of the disease to humans. "Delaying the parasite's growth in the mosquito has opened many more opportunities to block malaria transmission from mosquitoes to humans," said study co-first author, Astrid Hoermann. "Gene drive is one …

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2 years, 7 months ago

'Clean drains round the year,' says Delhi task force to prevent malaria, dengue

Hindustan Times

The special task force, constituted to streamline the action plan against mosquito borne diseases, has asked drain owning agencies to speed up desilting of drains and to make the activity a yearlong exercise, unlike the present practise of desilting drains only ahead of monsoon, officials in the know of the matter said. HT file photo A senior South Delhi Municipal …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Unusual winter trend: Delhi sees 7 dengue cases last week

Hindustan Times

Delhi reported seven more dengue cases over the past week, taking the number of the vector borne disease in the Capital to 15 this year. Delhi recorded 9,613 dengue cases and 23 fatalities in 2021, making it the second worst annual outbreak on record. A senior municipal official from public health official said that 210 legal notices have been issued …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Scientists in California Aim To Edit Genes of Mosquitoes, Making Them ‘Blind’ To Humans