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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 4 day(s) ago

Staff and contributors at the Central Epidemic Hygiene Institute have voluntarily acted as victims of the mosquitoes’ blood sucking frenzy over the past few years in an attempt to breed dengue-free mosquitoes.
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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago
Scientists on Wednesday released Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes into the environment on Tri Nguyen Island in central Khanh Hoa Province in an attempt to reduce the transmission of dengue-fever viruses.
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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago
The naturally existing strain of the bacteria Wolbachia will be used to control dengue-fever transmission, which has increased in recent years, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
Keywords: Khanh Hoa ProvincereduceThe Lao DongEliminatingThe National InstituteIn April
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SaiGon GP English 8 month(s) ago

Pham Hung Chien, deputy director of the Department of Health in the central city of Da Nang on September 20 warned of the appearance of the ‘Aedes albopictus’ or Asian tiger mosquito that is capable of spreading the dangerous dengue fever virus.
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VietNam News English 10 month(s) ago
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People in southern parts of the country have been warned to take precautions against the spread of dengue fever, as the risk of getting the disease rises next month.
Keywords: Preventive Medicine Centrepainby farbitewetSymptomsDong Nai
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SaiGon GP English 20 month(s) ago
Dengue fever is on a rapid rise in the southern provinces of Ca Mau, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Bac Lieu and Binh Thuan as well as in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
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VietnamNet English 21 month(s) ago

Death toll from an epidemic of dengue fever, which has gripped Pakistan's most populous and eastern province of Punjab, has now reached 62 as another man died on Thursday, health officials and local media reported.
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VietnamNet English 22 month(s) ago

Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is in the grip of a dengue epidemic with dozens of cases being reported daily at various hospitals across the province, said officials and hospital sources.
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VietnamNet English 22 month(s) ago
Strains of a bacterium commonly found in fruit flies can prevent the Aedes aegypti mosquito from transmitting the virus that causes dengue fever, researchers have found. Their discovery could lead to a more effective way to control dengue worldwide.
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VietnamNet English 29 month(s) ago
A team of scientists from Singapore and France have discovered two antibodies that could neutralize several chikungunya strains, a breakthrough that may have brought scientists one step closer to developing a treatment for the disease.
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VietnamNet English 30 month(s) ago
VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam plans to test the Wolbachia bacterium's effectiveness in eradicating mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus.
Keywords: InfectedThe National InstituteTestsCarryingConductedMelinda Gates Foundation
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VietNam News English 30 month(s) ago
Viet Nam plans to test the Wolbachia bacterium's effectiveness in eradicating mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus. The test is being conducted in accordance with a five-year project that is being co-operatively managed by Australia's University of Queensland and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Viet Nam.
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Hanoi Times English 34 month(s) ago
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The Hanoitimes - A potentially fatal dengue-fever like virus has emerged in the country, according to the Health Ministry.
Keywords: The National InstituteThe Health MinistrySymptomsTran Nhu DuongCentral Highlands RegionAsian Tiger