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AGO trap: Eliminates female mosquitoes to help curb chikungunya virus
Updated : 6 years, 8 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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Dengue fever kills 13 in Tanzania
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], July 28 (ANI): As many as 13 people have died as a result of dengue fever, while 6,677 people are infected with the virus across the East African country, the health ministry told the state media.
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Ease the sting of vector-borne diseases with Dengue Cover from Bajaj Finse
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] July 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are spread through mosquitoes and affect many people across India every year. As per the reports from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, in 2018, more than 89,974 d
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Here's how mosquito immune system fights off malaria parasite
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): A new study revealed the way mosquito immune systems fight malaria parasites, which may lay the groundwork for future research to combat the transmission of malaria.
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Could botox cousin reduce malaria?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Scientists have discovered an environment-friendly toxin belonging to botox family that selectively targets mosquitos and could reduce malaria.
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HDFC ERGO launches cover for vector borne diseases
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India's third-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, today announced the launch of 'Mosquito Disease Protection Policy'.
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NPCS launches book on household cleaning, personal care products
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The 2nd edition of the book titled "Surfactants, Disinfectants, Cleaners, Toiletries, Personal Care Products Manufacturing and Formulations (Phenyl, Naphthalene Ball, Mosquito Coil, Floor Cleaner, Glass Cleaner, Toilet Cleaner, Utensil Clean
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Mosquito-borne diseases set to flourish as climate gets warmer
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): A recent study has claimed that with the climate getting warmer with every passing year, the geographical range of vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever, leishmaniasis, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is expanding rapidly.
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Play Skrillex to prevent mosquito bites, new study reveals
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 3 (ANI): Hot and humid summer days are ahead and the weather is perfect for the good, old blood-sucking mosquitoes to unleash themselves and make lives even more miserable. But if you want to protect yourself from the pesky monsters, ditch the traditional repel
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West Nile Fever: Health Ministry reviews preparedness in Kerala
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mallapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, along with officials from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reviewed the current situation, state preparedness and action taken to deal with West Nile Fever (WNF) here after a minor boy in the distri
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Mosquitoes can hear up to 10 metres away
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): A new study, conducted by researchers at Cornell and Binghamton University now finds that mosquitoes can hear over distances much greater than anyone suspected.
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Mosquito that transmits malaria detected in Ethiopia for first time
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan 15 (ANI): Mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected for the first time in Ethiopia. The study led by a Baylor University researcher says that the discovery points towards more people being put at risk for malaria in new regions.
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