Dengue fever is one of the worst widespread viruses, affecting millions of people each year. It is also a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. This monsoon season, the mosquito-borne viral infection has claimed six lives in West Bengal, and nearly 120 cases have been reported in the national capital Delhi, as per reports. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that about half of world’s […]

Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro have released thousands of mosquitoes infected with a bacteria that suppresses Dengue fever. The hope is they will multiply, breed and become the majority of mosquitoes, thus reducing cases of the disease. The initiative is part of a programme also taking place in Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia. The intercellular bacteria, Wolbachia, being introduced cannot be transmitted to humans. The programme started in 2012 says […]