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Indonesia Planned To Breed "Good" Mosquitoes To Combat Dengue. Now That Plan Has Been Put On Hold
The lab-bred mosquitoes injected with Wolbachia bacteria were meant to be released in dengue fever 'red zones' in the city of Yogyakarta in mid-November.
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Brazil's Factory-Grown Mutant Mosquitoes To Breed Out Diseases
Scientists in Brazil are preparing to release millions of factory-bred mosquitoes in an attempt to wipe out their distant cousins that carry tropical diseases. The insects' method: have sex and then die.
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Direct Evidence Identifies Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Transmits Zika
Scientists have for the first time directly connected the Aedes aegypti mosquito with transmission of the Zika virus in the Americas.
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Direct Evidence Identifies Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Transmits Zika
Scientists have for the first time directly connected the Aedes aegypti mosquito with transmission of the Zika virus in the Americas.
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Brazil Confirms Mosquito As Zika Vector
Brazilian scientists said on Monday they have found the first hard evidence the Zika virus blamed for causing brain damage in hundreds of babies is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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Australian Authorities Spray Queensland Hotel Over Zika Scare
Australian authorities stepped up the fight against Zika in the north of the country today, spraying homes and businesses near a hotel after a guest tested positive for the disease and mosquitoes carrying the virus were detected.
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US-Brazil Teams Seek Mothers, Babies For Zika Research
US and Brazilian health workers knocked on doors in the poorest neighborhoods of one of Brazil's poorest states on Tuesday in a bid to enroll mothers in a study aimed at determining whether the Zika virus is really causing a surge in birth defects.
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Thieves Rob Brazil Home Pretending To Be Zika Health Workers
Brazilian authorities in the southern city of Joinville are warning residents to guard against fraudsters after three thieves posing as health workers working to wipe out the Zika virus entered a home and ran off with cash and electronics.
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Mosquito Spreading Zika Has Long Been One Of The World's 'Most Efficient Killers'
Thousands of species of mosquitoes inhabit the planet, but few have proved more resilient - or more deadly to humans - than the Aedes aegypti. It has fueled a long list of epidemics across the globe: Dengue fever. Yellow fever. Chikungunya. And now, Zika.
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
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Back To Its Roots: How Zika May Threaten Africa
Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at 21 weeks could have harmed her unborn child.
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What It Would Really Take For GMO Mosquitoes To Solve The Zika Crisis
In the global rush to find a way to stop the spread of the Zika virus, a new player has emerged -- a genetically modified mosquito whose developers claim it could be a game-changer.
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Bharat Biotech Says Working On 2 Possible Zika Vaccines
Biotechnology company Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday it was working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil.
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Florida Leads US In Ramping Up Mosquito Programs Over Zika Virus
With no specific federal guideline yet in place to control the spread of the Zika virus in the United States, some mosquito-heavy states like Florida are stepping up spraying and education programs. But the North and West have yet to boost prevention.
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Strict Monitoring To Keep Zika Virus At Bay, Says Delhi Government
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday said the government will enforce strict monitoring in the city as part of its precautionary measure against mosquito-borne Zika virus, which causes serious birth defects in children.
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Indonesia Planned To Breed "Good" Mosquitoes To Combat Dengue. Now That Plan Has Been Put On Hold
The lab-bred mosquitoes injected with Wolbachia bacteria were meant to be released in dengue fever 'red zones' in the city of Yogyakarta in mid-November.
-
Brazil's Factory-Grown Mutant Mosquitoes To Breed Out Diseases
Scientists in Brazil are preparing to release millions of factory-bred mosquitoes in an attempt to wipe out their distant cousins that carry tropical diseases. The insects' method: have sex and then die.
-
Direct Evidence Identifies Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Transmits Zika
Scientists have for the first time directly connected the Aedes aegypti mosquito with transmission of the Zika virus in the Americas.
-
Direct Evidence Identifies Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Transmits Zika
Scientists have for the first time directly connected the Aedes aegypti mosquito with transmission of the Zika virus in the Americas.
-
Brazil Confirms Mosquito As Zika Vector
Brazilian scientists said on Monday they have found the first hard evidence the Zika virus blamed for causing brain damage in hundreds of babies is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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Australian Authorities Spray Queensland Hotel Over Zika Scare
Australian authorities stepped up the fight against Zika in the north of the country today, spraying homes and businesses near a hotel after a guest tested positive for the disease and mosquitoes carrying the virus were detected.
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US-Brazil Teams Seek Mothers, Babies For Zika Research
US and Brazilian health workers knocked on doors in the poorest neighborhoods of one of Brazil's poorest states on Tuesday in a bid to enroll mothers in a study aimed at determining whether the Zika virus is really causing a surge in birth defects.
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Thieves Rob Brazil Home Pretending To Be Zika Health Workers
Brazilian authorities in the southern city of Joinville are warning residents to guard against fraudsters after three thieves posing as health workers working to wipe out the Zika virus entered a home and ran off with cash and electronics.
-
Mosquito Spreading Zika Has Long Been One Of The World's 'Most Efficient Killers'
Thousands of species of mosquitoes inhabit the planet, but few have proved more resilient - or more deadly to humans - than the Aedes aegypti. It has fueled a long list of epidemics across the globe: Dengue fever. Yellow fever. Chikungunya. And now, Zika.
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
-
Back To Its Roots: How Zika May Threaten Africa
Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at 21 weeks could have harmed her unborn child.
-
What It Would Really Take For GMO Mosquitoes To Solve The Zika Crisis
In the global rush to find a way to stop the spread of the Zika virus, a new player has emerged -- a genetically modified mosquito whose developers claim it could be a game-changer.
-
Bharat Biotech Says Working On 2 Possible Zika Vaccines
Biotechnology company Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday it was working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil.
-
Florida Leads US In Ramping Up Mosquito Programs Over Zika Virus
With no specific federal guideline yet in place to control the spread of the Zika virus in the United States, some mosquito-heavy states like Florida are stepping up spraying and education programs. But the North and West have yet to boost prevention.
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Strict Monitoring To Keep Zika Virus At Bay, Says Delhi Government
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday said the government will enforce strict monitoring in the city as part of its precautionary measure against mosquito-borne Zika virus, which causes serious birth defects in children.
