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Increase in malaria infection is linked to amphibian extinction: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): A new study connects an amphibian extinction in Costa Rica and Panama to an increase in malaria infections. The study emphasises the significance of biodiversity to human health.
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Delhi witnesses huge surge in dengue cases, experts suggest early preventi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Amidst continued rainfall in the capital and NCR, dengue cases are once again on the rise and the experts are suggesting early prevention of the vector borne disease.
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Chemical mixture in skin attracts mosquitoes that spread illness
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
California [US], September 21 (ANI): A fragrance from human skin directs mosquitoes that transmit Zika, dengue, and yellow fever toward their victims. Up until this point, the precise makeup of that smell was unknown.
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Mosquito nets from India? As Malaria outbreak follows severe floods, Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): Even as it faces the fury of large-scale floods, Pakistan is confronted by another severe challenge as malaria cases have begun to achieve unprecedented proportions with some suggesting that the country should look towards India for remedial measu
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Study reveals how mosquitoes possess bizarre sense of smell
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): According to a recent study, the unconventional way mosquitoes analyse odours may help explain why they are so good at finding humans to bite.
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Study: Mosquitoes possess bizarre sense of smell
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The findings of a study suggest that the unconventional way mosquitoes process odours could help explain why they are so good at finding humans to bite.
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Songs, conversations and mosquitoes: Suspended Opposition MPs spend night
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): Suspended Opposition MPs spent Wednesday night in the Parliament complex beneath an open sky in shifts to mark their strong protest against the central government which they claimed was not ready to hold discussion over key issues like price rise and increased GST r
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Japanese Encephalitis claims 44 lives in Assam so far
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam)[India], July 27 (ANI): Mosquito-borne disease Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 44 lives across Assam so far, according to the state branch of the National Health Mission (NHM).
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Unique feeder device and artificial diet for mosquitoes developed by ICMR-
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre in Pondicherry have invented four types of artificial diets for feeding mosquitoes that will replace the 'blood diet' with a unique feeder device.
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Mandaviya exhorts states to launch campaigns with people's participation t
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday exhorted states to launch Jan Abhiyaans with log bhaagidari (people's participation) to enthuse and engage citizens and communities to ensure that their homes, premises and neighbourhoods are free of mosquitoe
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ICMR-VCRC develops special mosquitoes to control Dengue, Chikungunya
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], July 7 (ANI): In order to control Dengue and Chikungunya, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) developed special female mosquitoes that will mate with males and produce larvae that do not carry these viruses.
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ICMR- VCRC develops bacteria-infected mosquitoes to control dengue strains
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Pondicherry (Puducherry)[India], July 5 (ANI): With an aim to control dengue strains, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) developed two mosquito colonies infected with bacteria for dengue control.
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