Mosquito Menace
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Why dengue and malaria continue to plague India – and how climate change is making them worse
India needs to ramp up testing and collect better data on the prevalence of these diseases, say experts.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
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Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes
The dengue and Zika viruses are capable of increasing the amount of acetophenone their hosts produce and emit, drawing more mosquitoes toward them.
Penghua Wang, The Conversation
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Can artificial light help in the fight to control malaria?
A study explores the use of lights to trick the nocturnal mosquito species into behaving as if it is daytime.
Bernard Coetzee, The Conversation
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Scientists add new weapon to war on malaria – genetically modified fungi
Cases of malaria could be reduced by 75%, field trials show.
Antonis Rokas, The Conversation
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Tech giants like Microsoft are going to help fight disease-carrying mosquitoes: Reuters
The firms are collaborating with public health officials in the United States to test tools they have developed.
Scroll Staff
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Africa: Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will get world’s first malaria vaccine in 2018
Around 3,60,000 children in the region will be vaccinated by 2020.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Malaria cases are falling but so are funds to control it, says WHO
There were 212 million new cases of malaria and 429 000 deaths around the world in 2015.
Scroll Staff
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In times of chikungunya and dengue, this is how Delhi is keeping mosquitoes at bay
From wearing insect-repellent bands to fumigating schools, the capital is getting serious about fighting the winged creatures.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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In Maharashtra, a high security prison for genetically modified mosquitoes
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative