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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Cuban authorities battle wave of mosquito-borne illnesses

Cuba is battling a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses, with the country's top epidemiologist warning that nearly one-third of the population has been impacted, with large numbers of workers taken ill. On Thursday, fumigators armed with fogging machines probed alleys and crowded buildings in parts of the capital Havana, among the hardest hit by mosquito-borne viruses including dengue and chikungunya, authorities said.
Public health
Science
fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

Glowing Sperm Reveals How Female Mosquitos Control Sex

Female Aedes mosquitoes control mating by signaling acceptance via a tiny genital extension; males require that signal for successful copulation.
Public health
fromwww.dailynews.com
3 months ago

Typhus outbreaks are spiking in Southern California, health department reports

Flea-borne typhus cases are rising in Los Angeles County, driven by infected fleas on rats, opossums, and pets.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

Officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease - with promising results

A new strategy using sterile male mosquitoes shows promise in reducing invasive populations and controlling dengue fever spread in Southern California.
Public health
fromwww.ocregister.com
7 months ago

How one California county plans to sterilize mosquitoes to limit pest's spread of disease

Mosquito season in California has begun, and efforts are being made to control mosquito populations.
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