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Siliguri: With spike in dengue, Health dept. lays light traps to curb mosq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Siliguri(West Bengal) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): With a spike in dengue cases, light traps were laid by the health department to collect mosquitoes in ward 21 area under the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC).
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Arvind Kejriwal thanks Virender Sehwag for supporting Delhi Govt's campaig
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday thanked former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag for lending support to his ongoing campaign against Dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases in the capital.
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Study finds new synthetic vaccines to combat Chikungunya
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 29 (ANI): Researchers developed a new type of vaccine for mosquito-borne virus Chikungunya. Since the vaccine does not require refrigeration, it is considered a major advancement in vaccine technology.
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Airtel Payments Bank partners with HDFC ERGO, launches innovative Mosquito
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sept 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Airtel Payments Bank, India's first Payments Bank, and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India's leading private sector general insurance company, under the corporate agency tie-up launched an innovative Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP)
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Drug for treating psoriasis can be used to treat malaria, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 19 (ANI): Drug used for treating skin disease psoriasis may now be used to effectively treat malaria, suggests recent study.
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Study says anaemia may contribute to the spread of dengue
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 17 (ANI): As mosquitoes mostly spread dengue virus while feeding on iron deficit blood, researchers suggest consuming iron-rich food if dealing with iron deficiency, anaemia or dengue fever.
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Pakistan: Dengue affects 900 more people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], Sept 14 (ANI): Over 900 more people have been affected by dengue fever in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, which is in the grips of the mosquito-borne disease outbreak.
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'10 hafte, 10 baje, 10 minute': Delhi CM launches dengue, chikungunya prev
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday kickstarted his government's 10-week mass awareness campaign against dengue and chikungunya by inspecting his residence for stagnant water, which can spread such mosquito-borne diseases.
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Mosquito Terminator train flagged off at New Delhi Railway Station
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Delhi Division of Northern Railway and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Friday jointly flagged off the 'Mosquito Terminator' Special Train. This train will help in preventing the mosquito breeding along the railway tracks in Delhi area.
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Kejriwal announces special campaign against dengue in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Delhi government on Wednesday announced a special campaign aimed at tackling dengue and chikungunya in the national capital.
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Agra: Man forces wife to drink mosquito repellent, strangulates her
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): A man incensed with his wife for talking to another man on WhatsApp, forced her to drink mosquito repellent liquid and then strangulated her to death, police said.
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Maharashtra: MP, MLA conduct mosquito fogging drive in Amravati city
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): While it is very common for lawmakers to listen to woes of citizens from their constituency and direct concerned official, it isn't very often for them to be seen getting their hands dirty to resolve such issues.
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