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Drug for treating psoriasis can be used to treat malaria, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 9 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 : 2 years, 9 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 : 2 years, 9 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 : 2 years, 10 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 : 2 years, 10 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 : 2 years, 10 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 : 2 years, 11 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 : 2 years, 11 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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AGO trap: Eliminates female mosquitoes to help curb chikungunya virus
Updated : 2 years, 11 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 : 2 years, 11 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 : 2 years, 11 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 : 2 years, 11 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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