Mosquitoes
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Rodents, insects, cats are 'exotic' intruders, cost the economy $26.8 billion per year
•IPBES said invasive species are among the top five culprits of environmental destruction worldwide.
A malaria mystery, partly solved: What happens when the rains ends?
•Scientists have long known that most of those fevers and deaths occur during the rainy months when mosquitoes abound.
US CDC introduces new tick and mosquito repellent made from grapefruit, cedar trees
Trendingdesk •The chemical is the first novel insect repellent introduced since 2009, and can also fight resistance to many common insect repellents seen today.
COVID-19 lockdowns affecting efforts to deal with seasonal outbreaks of dengue worldwide
•The WHO says 2019 was the worst year on record for dengue cases, with every region affected, some countries were hit for the first time.
Holy Grail: Vaccine made from mosquito spit could protect people from all kinds of vector borne diseases
•The initial results from the trial showed that an Anopheles mosquito-based vaccine was safe and it triggered antibody and cellular responses.
World Mosquito Day: Tame the menace, control the spread of life-threatening diseases
Binita Priyambada •With the progress of sci-tech that has taken place, mosquitoes take almost 2.7 million lives every year.
Japanese Encephalitis claims six lives in Assam’s Jorhat, ten others undergoing treatment
•At least six persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) during the last fortnight in Assam's Jorhat district
Alarming rise in mosquito-borne diseases will be one of the worst impacts of global warming, climate change
Maneka •A changing climate is moving the comfort zone for many animals, including disease-carrying mosquitoes.
From avian vomitologist, gross stunt testers and snake venom collectors, strange jobs which involve wild animals not only risk them but also humans
Maneka •From avian vomitologists, langur kidnappers and gross stunt testers, there is more than one strange job in the world which involves wild animals.
After West Nile Fever claims one life, samples of mosquitoes, dead crows sent to NIV Alappuzha to ascertain virus’ source
•Samples of mosquitoes and dead crows have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Alappuzha to find the source of the West Nile Virus which claimed the life of a six-year-old boy in Kerala