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How to fight the deadly dengue virus? Make your own mosquitoes

Gene modifications and bacteria are being used to take on a mosquito that spreads a disease much of the world’s population is at risk of catching

6 min read7 Sep 2020
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Coronavirus is not transmitted by mosquitoes, study shows

The Kansas State university's study which was conducted at their Biosecurity Research Institute said the virus is unable to replicate in three common and widely distributed species of mosquitoes - Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus, and hence cannot be transmitted to humans

1 min read19 Jul 2020
Companies

Google's Alphabet has a plan to wipe out mosquitoes and it appears to be working

Stamping out illness caused by mosquitoes is one of Alphabet unit Verily’s most ambitious projectsVerily is also running coronavirus triage and testing in parts of California

3 min read8 Apr 2020
Science

India to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2021: Harsh Vardhan

The government launched the Accelerated Plan for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (APELF) in 2018According to union health ministry, by the end of February 2019, India successfully rolled out IDA across 4 districts

1 min read30 Oct 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Keep an open mind on genetic tech to snuff out mosquitoes

Given the dangers of diseases such as dengue and malaria, we should take calculated risks in trying new solutions

4 min read29 Sep 2019
News

Vector control: 'Mosquito terminator' train flagged off from New Delhi station

South Delhi Mayor Sunita and Divisional Railway Manager S C Jain jointly flagged off the train from platform number one of the stationInsecticide will be sprayed from a power sprayer mounted on a truck placed over the train

1 min read30 Aug 2019
Science

10 facts on how mosquitoes pose a threat to half the world

Hitting mosquitoes where it hurts – their eggs – is one way of controlling pesticide-resistant insectsAbout 90% of all malaria deaths occur in Africa. Currently in Burundi more than half the population is infected with malaria

2 min read21 Aug 2019
Science

Google’s new plan: Eliminate mosquitoes around the world

Through Verily and other branches of the company, Alphabet is investigating smart contact lenses, artificial intelligence applications for health care, and the molecular mechanisms of aging

6 min read29 Nov 2018
Politics

All 4 dengue strains can circulate together, turn deadly: Study

Study by NIMR says co-infection of dengue with malaria and chikungunya was observed in several samples

2 min read8 Nov 2018
Politics

Number of Zika cases rises to 80 in Jaipur

A control room has been set up at the National Centre for Disease Control for regular monitoring

2 min read17 Oct 2018
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