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Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for first time

Reykjavik, Iceland—Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a...

Bicol steps up fight against dengue with ‘mosquitofish,’ 4T strategy

Bicolanos are ramping up efforts to combat mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria through innovative and community-driven solutions, including the use of mosquito-eating fish...

Belmonte, Herbosa lead anti-dengue drive in Quezon City

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa led a simultaneous clean-up drive Monday as the QC government intensified its anti-dengue initiative...

Manila neighborhood puts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes

Manila, Philippines—Residents in a central Manila neighborhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty—one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead...

Peso-for-mosquito scheme sparks debate

A Mandaluyong barangay’s anti-dengue initiative – May Piso Sa Mosquito (Mosquito for a Peso) – has sparked controversy on social media. The city’s Brgy. Addition...

DOH expects more LGUs to declare dengue outbreak

The Department of Health (DOH) warned Monday that eight more local government units in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon are at risk of...

Mosquitoes with ‘toxic’ semen could stem disease spread—research

Sydney, Australia—Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialling the novel pest control method. The...

Dengue cases in Philippines up 68% — DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) recorded a 68-percent increase in dengue cases in the country compared to last year's data. Dengue cases have risen to...

Western Visayas battles dengue outbreak with rising clusters

Dengue cases in Western Visayas surged by 88 percent, according to the 30th morbidity week monitoring by the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU). The latest...

Dengue cases up by 30% amid rainy season

The number of dengue cases has increased by 30 percent as of last month amid the rainy season, the Department of Health reported Tuesday. Citing...

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat

Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are...

Anti-dengue fumigation

With the onset of the rainy season, health authorities have trained their sight on dengue-carrying mosquitoes. A workers of Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management...

Anti-dengue

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Protect kids from dengue

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine division of multinational pharmaceutical company and industry leader, Sanofi launches “Be a Wall” campaign to mobilize the citizenry in a...
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