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Trial gives hope for better control of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): An international study, led by QIMR Berghofer researchers, has shown that a new device that targets 'Aedes aegypti' mosquitos could be extremely useful in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika.
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Scientists develop non-toxic way to kill mosquitoes
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Feb 13 (ANI): Scientists have developed a non-toxic way to kill mosquitoes with a simple hack that uses ordinary baker's yeast and orange oil to eliminate the nasty insects while they are still in their larval stage.
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AGO trap: Eliminates female mosquitoes to help curb chikungunya virus
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 28 (ANI): A disease control centre developed an Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap (AGO trap) that attracts and captures female mosquitoes looking for a site to lay eggs. After which researchers reported that AGO traps successfully protected people from infection with chiku
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Zika infection under control: Rajasthan government
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Rajasthan government has said that Zika infection is under control in the state and no positive cases of Zika virus have been reported or found in the state after October 28.
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120 people tested positive for Zika in Rajasthan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Oct 23 (ANI): Around 120 people have tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan, state health minister Kalicharan Saraf said on Monday.
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Rajasthan: 60 detected with Zika virus cured
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The Rajasthan health department has said that out of 72 persons tested positive for Zika virus, 60 have been cured.
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Asians, Europeans more vulnerable to severe dengue
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb. 24 (ANI): Turns out, genetics make Asians and Europeans susceptible to severe dengue, a new study has stated. As globalisation and climate change spread tropical infectious diseases around the globe, not all populations have the same degree of susceptibility.
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Alarming rise in dengue cases in Trivandrum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 20 (ANI): The president of Indian Medical Association Thiruvananthapuram dristrict, Dr. John Paniker on Saturday said the increase in Aedes Mosquito is the reason for the rise in dengue cases in the city.
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Protein in mosquito spit can stop spread of dengue virus: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 23 (ANI): Certain types of protein present in the Aedes aegypti's saliva binds the dengue virus (DENV) and inhibit its transmission to human cells and mice, says a study.
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Olympian Sudha Singh diagnosed with H1N1 virus, not Zika
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru, Aug 23 (ANI): Marathon runner Sudha Singh, who has given blood samples for tests to check for the Zika virus, has been diagnosed with H1NI infection and not the disease contracted from daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes.
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