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PMC writes to Pune Metro over mosquito breeding sites
5 months, 2 weeks ago

PMC writes to Pune Metro over mosquito breeding sites

Hindustan Times  

In the light of rising number of Zika and dengue cases in the city, Pune Municipal Corporation is spraying insecticides at mosquito breeding sites. When PMC officials went to spray insecticide on stagnated water, the metro security personnel did not allow them to do so. Hemant Sonawane, public relations officer of Pune Metro, said, “We are taking care of mosquito …

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172 dengue cases reported in Bengaluru
7 months, 1 week ago

172 dengue cases reported in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Bengaluru has recorded 172 cases in dengue the last 13 days, according to data shared by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. Observing National Dengue Day on May 16, BBMP Special Commissioner Suralkar Vikas Kishor said the Health Department has constituted four teams for each ward to spray insecticides and carry out fogging. As Bengalruru has started to receive rainfall, the …

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Brazil’s health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic
10 months, 1 week ago

Brazil’s health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio de Janeiro junkyard, looking for standing water where mosquitoes might have laid their eggs. “It’s difficult not to have mosquitoes here.” Earlier in the month, just days before Rio kicked of its world-famous Carnival festivities, the city joined several states …

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Sanitiser, mosquito killer spray, sleeping pills: What was inside the PGI mystery injection
1 year, 1 month ago

Sanitiser, mosquito killer spray, sleeping pills: What was inside the PGI mystery injection

Hindustan Times  

The contract killer hired to eliminate a 25-year-old Rajpura woman, admitted at the gynaecology ward of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, had administered her a cocktail of sanitiser, mosquito killer spray and sleeping pills, police said on Wednesday. UT senior superintendent of police Kanwardeep Kaur said, “We have confirmed that this was the amount paid.” When asked …

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‘Don’t panic unnecessarily': Karnataka health dept issues advisory after finding Zika virus near Bengaluru
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Don’t panic unnecessarily': Karnataka health dept issues advisory after finding Zika virus near Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka Health department, headed by minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, issued an advisory to the public after discovering the presence of Zika virus in an Aedes mosquito pool near Bengaluru. “Since ZVD is said to cause microcephaly and other congenital anomalies among newborns, the serum and urine sample of all pregnant women in areas where aedes mosquito pools/human serum are …

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Drones to check vector breeding, spray pesticide in Delhi
1 year, 4 months ago

Drones to check vector breeding, spray pesticide in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Amid a rise in cases of mosquito-borne diseases due to the recent floods and waterlogging after rains, the Delhi government plans to deploy drones for monitoring breeding sites and spraying insecticide in inaccessible areas, according to officials aware of the matter. This year, Delhi reported 187 dengue cases till July 22 — the highest in the last six years in …

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Bhubaneshwar Civic Body Using Drones to Target Mosquitoes, Spray Chemical in Vulnerable Spots
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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Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly
2 years, 4 months ago

Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly

Associated Press  

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — It’s an increasingly familiar sight in U.S. cities and suburbs: A van pulls up to the curb. “The materials these companies spray kill all bugs,” said Lynn Goldman, an environmental health professor at George Washington University and former assistant administrator for toxic substances at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “It was all over the media,” said …

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Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly
2 years, 4 months ago

Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The materials these companies spray …

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How to prevent dengue: All you need to know
3 years, 3 months ago

How to prevent dengue: All you need to know

India Today  

Dengue fever is usually caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by the bite of the Aedes mosquitos. Although there is no specific vaccine or remedy against dengue, you can always protect yourself and your children by adopting some preventive measures to keep the environment safe at home. Destroy mosquito habitat The most important step towards preventing dengue at home is …

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Dengue Control: 'Mosquito Terminator' Train Flagged Off from New Delhi Railway Station
4 years, 3 months ago

Dengue Control: 'Mosquito Terminator' Train Flagged Off from New Delhi Railway Station

News 18  

A “mosquito terminator” train to spray insecticide on both sides of rail tracks to prevent growth of mosquito larvae was flagged off on Friday from the New Delhi Railway Station, officials said. The officials from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Northern Railway jointly flagged off the train from platform number one of the station. Insecticide will be sprayed …

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