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Red Orbit  Jul 22  Comment 
An experimental research carried out in Sant Cugat del Vallès and Rubí, coordinated by researchers from UAB, assessed the efficacy of a combination of strategies to reduce the population of tiger mosquitos (Aedes albopictus). The research began...
NPR  Jun 10  Comment 
Seven decades after public health officials thought they'd eradicated dengue fever, the disease has once again become a scourge in Florida. More than 90 cases have been reported there since 2009. The stakes are high: The same mosquito that carries...
Red Orbit  May 6  Comment 
Researchers probing genetics of chikungunya virus identify tiny changes separating epidemic African strain and tamer Asian variety What causes a virus to suddenly begin infecting large numbers of people? Scientists have long known that the...
Red Orbit  Mar 16  Comment 
Proteins could be used to develop new approaches for regulating mosquito reproduction, feeding, and behavior Researchers have identified 93 seminal fluid proteins and 52 sperm male-derived proteins that include candidates likely to affect the...
Red Orbit  Jan 4  Comment 
An official said on Tuesday that Malaysia has delayed a landmark field trial to release genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever. The 4,000 to 6,000 male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were originally scheduled to be released...
Red Orbit  Dec 3  Comment 
Alexander Raikhel's lab identifies a microRNA molecule that controls blood feeding and egg development in Aedes aegypti females Each year, dengue fever infects as many as 100 million people while yellow fever is responsible for about 30,000...
NPR  Nov 13  Comment 
Drug giant Sanofi-Aventis is moving ahead with a big clinical test of a vaccine that could protect people against the four main types of dengue fever. The results, if positive, could pave the way for regulatory approval in a few years.
New Straits Times  May 13  Comment 
KUALA LUMPUR: All 9,922 primary and secondary schools have been told to do "spring cleaning" before the mid-term break, which starts on June 5, to get rid of Aedes mosquito breeding grounds.
New Straits Times  Apr 14  Comment 
PUTRAJAYA: Just a mosquito bite but it has already killed 47 people this year.
New Straits Times  Mar 4  Comment 
KUALA LUMPUR: In the wake of the increase in dengue cases, the Health Ministry has ordered for stricter enforcement against owners of premises found to be ground for breeding of Aedes mosquitoes and private medical practitioners who failed to...





 


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