Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Dengue fever solution

TAMED MOZZIES: The days of mosquitos spreading dengue fever could soon be numbered. A new strain of the insect where the females are unable to fly is being developed by scientists at Oxford and in Irvine, California. Dengue fever, which has severe flu-like symptons, is spread by female mosquiots only and affects up to 100million people a year.

http://e-edition.metroherald.ie/2010/02/23/ - p10.

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