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One bite is all it takes for Zika mosquito to transmit dengue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Turns out, a single mosquito bite might be enough to transmit multiple viruses.
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Kejriwal working on making Delhi 'mosquito free': Sisodia
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has issued directions for a comprehensive plan to make Delhi mosquito free, said Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday.
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Pesticide exposure speeds up puberty in boys
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA]. April 2 (ANI): Chinese researchers have warned environmental exposure to pesticides that kill mosquitoes, insects and sprayed on crops, may cause boys to reach sexual maturity early at the age of nine.
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Now, an app to detect Zika, dengue, chikungunya within 30 minutes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 21 (ANI): Now, detecting a mosquito-borne illness will be as easy as clicking a smartphone app - thanks to a team of scientists.
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Global Consumer Products announces its entry into the lower per capita con
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Global Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd., one of the fastest growing FMCG companies in India, announced its foray into the mosquito repellent category under the flagship brand of 'DND'- DO NOT DISTURB. Helmed by A. Mahendran, the creator of this category
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Global Consumer Products Ltd launches DND range of mosquito repellent prod
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.20 (ANI): Global Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd., one of the fastest growing FMCG companies in India, has announced its foray into the mosquito repellent category under the flagship brand of 'DND'- DO NOT DISTURB.
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Malaria remains acute public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO rep
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec. 14 (ANI): Despite major progress in the fight against malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains an acute public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, home to 90 per cent of the world's malaria cases, according to an annual flagship report by th
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Changing 'flavor' of humans could help in fight against malaria:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct.10 (ANI): A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that a specialized area of the mosquito brain mixes tastes with smells to create unique and preferred flavors.
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BMC serves notice to Sushmita Sen after finding mosquito-breeding site at
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 24 (ANI): Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen was served notice from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) after some mosquito breeding spots were found in the vicinity of her house in Khar.
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Protein in mosquito spit can stop spread of dengue virus: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 23 (ANI): Certain types of protein present in the Aedes aegypti's saliva binds the dengue virus (DENV) and inhibit its transmission to human cells and mice, says a study.
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Lanka declares 'National Mosquito Control Week' from Sept. 27
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has declared that the week from September 27 to October 3 will be marked as 'National Mosquito Control Week' to launch an island wide mosquito eradication campaign.
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NGT slams municipal agencies of Delhi for failing to stop spread of chikun
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 21 (ANI): Cracking its whip on the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and other civic and sanitary authorities in New Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled them up for their failure in not implementing strong measures to control the spread
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