Mosquito-borne Disease

• Dangerous mosquito virus spurs dusk-to-dawn park closures in U.S. town

  Due to an increasing threat from a deadly mosquito-borne disease, a coastal town in Massachusetts, has closed its parks, playgrounds and sports fields from dusk to dawn.

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  Aug 26, 2024
  
• Malaria deaths still at ‘unacceptably high levels’ worldwide: WHO

  The fight against malaria has stalled, according to the World Health Organization.

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  Dec 4, 2019
  
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• Mosquitoes are on the move due to climate change, and they could bring diseases

  Humanity's most dangerous predator is the mosquito. Climate change is bringing new kinds of the bugs to Canada — possibly along with new diseases.

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  Aug 25, 2019
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• Scientists could soon fight malaria with ‘mosquito birth control’

  Scientists are hopeful that their discovery could lead to a new way to fight malaria.

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  Jan 9, 2019
• University of Alberta researches ways to diagnose, treat Zika virus

  Researchers at the University of Alberta have been working for months to find a way to diagnose and treat Zika virus.

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  Feb 1, 2016