The seventh week of the 10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute anti-dengue campaign seeks to encourage shopkeepers in Delhi to inspect their shops and surroundings for stagnant water every Sunday for 10 minutes, and drain it to prevent the breeding of Dengue mosquitoes around them.
Spain has reported this year's first death due to the West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection, officials said. Spanish TV network Telecinco said in a report on Friday that the victim, a 77-year-old man from the town of La Puebla del Rio, died on Thursday night
Over 750 million genetically modified mosquitos will be released in Florida Keys in the next two years. According to the reports, the plan has been approved from the US authorities on Tuesday.
Researchers conducted a study on the interaction of the malaria parasite with the human red blood cells, the study was aimed at shedding more light on this complex interplay.
In a first, researchers have shown that proteins in the legs of malaria carrying mosquitoes help them develop resistant to insecticides, an advance that may lead to new strategies against the disease which kills nearly 4,00,000 people each year.
The study, published in the journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, noted that the male mosquito flaps its long, slender wings at high frequencies while also rotating them rapidly at the end of each stroke in order to connect with the low-frequency hum of a female.
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, noted that the malaria parasite Plasmodium makes a blueprint of the proteins it needs to infect the liver while still living in the mosquito, well in advance of its life cycle stages in the human host.
The maximum number of patients has been reported from Indira Nagar locality in the state capital.
As per data available with the civic body, the number of challans and notices issued for mosquito breeding has also seen a downwards trend since 2017.
An 11-day-old girl was severely injured after her bed caught fire from cow dung cakes her mother had burnt to ward off mosquitoes, officials said on Tuesday.
Rejecting the claims by Dr Saurabh Rai, IndiGo said that he was offloaded because of “unruly behaviour” and using words like “hijack”.
However, people who swat at mosquitoes or perform other defensive behaviour may be abandoned, no matter how sweet.
You never know what a mosquito can do to your life! This Japanese man learned his lesson the harder way.
A truck with power sprayers containing anti-larval chemicals will be loaded on train for the purpose of fogging.
Do you know only small percentage of total mosquito species spread diseases?
According to World Health Organisation, people diagnosed with Zika virus should take plenty of rest, drink fluid and treat pain and fever with common medicines.
All the three people who’ve been diagnosed with Zika have no-travel history to Zika-affected country.
Some mosquitoes become immune to repellants over time.
While malaria cases are decreasing, there is still work to be done to eradicate the disease entirely. And today, as we observe World Malaria Day, here’s five shocking facts about the deadly disease.
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