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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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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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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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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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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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry