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Research: Targeting mosquito spit to halt Yellow Fever, Dengue and Zika
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): According to research by the University of Leeds, a molecule in mosquito spit has been identified as a potential new target for vaccination against a range of diseases for which there is no protection or medicine.
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Man succumbs to West Nile fever in Kerala's Thrissur, State Health Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 30 (ANI): Hours after Kerala on Sunday reported the death of a person due to West Nile fever, Kerala Health minister Veena George said that controlling the growth of mosquitoes and carrying out source destruction are essential to prevent this illness.
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Yellow fever mosquito can be tackled by using nanoparticles: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 24 (ANI): The yellow fever mosquito spreads multiple untreatable viruses in humans. Thankfully, researchers at The Ohio State University may have found a way to squash the pesky population in its juvenile stages.
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Study finds yellow fever mosquito can be tackled by using nanoparticles
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The yellow fever mosquito was a species native only to Africa before being mistakenly introduced to the new world due to the slave trade in the 16th century.
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Study details how mosquitoes ignore insect repellents
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine have found the process that makes mosquitoes able to ignore common insect repellents.
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Study finds how mosquitoes ignore insect repellents
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists have uncovered the process that makes mosquitoes able to ignore common insect repellents.
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Chennai Corporation uses drones to prevent mosquito breeding
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): To prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in water bodies, Chennai Corporation is using drones to spray mosquito larvicide.
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PM Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath got people of UP rid of mosquitoes, mafias:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI): With the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath got the people of Uttar Pradesh rid of mosquitoes and mafias, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday.
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Mosquito vision could help in hiding from disease vectors: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A new research led by scientists at the University of Washington has indicated that a common mosquito species (after detecting a tell-tale gas that we exhale) flies toward specific colours, including red, orange, black and cyan. The mosquitoes ignore other
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Kochi: Retired man fights against mosquito menace alone
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 12 (ANI): A 62-year-old retired employee from Cochin Port Trust's fire service department is fighting alone against the mosquito menace in Kochi by spraying insecticides in his morning walk daily.
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New findings about mosquito vision could help in hiding from disease vecto
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): The tiny looking mosquitoes that hum a tune every time they cross our ears are vectors of some of the most dangerous diseases known to mankind. Now, new research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common mosquito species (aft
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Study finds malaria control in young children saves lives into adulthood
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tanzania [East Africa], February 3 (ANI): Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Now, for the first time, a 22-year study in Tanzania has said that bed nets saved lives in the long run, whi
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