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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India at Asian Games, Sept 25 as it happened: Six medals won including gold in cricket, shooting
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Watch: The moment when a Las Vegas busker realised singer Kelly Clarkson was singing with her
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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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: Many injured at roadside talent show ‘Happy Street’ in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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Watch: The moment when a Las Vegas busker realised singer Kelly Clarkson was singing with her
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Watch: Crocodile rescued after straying into open plot of land following heavy rain
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Caught on camera in a zoo: Two gorillas run for cover as it begins raining
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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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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India