Aedes mosquitoes

The Aedes aegypti mosquito causes diseases like dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and zika. Photo: The Print
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IEDCR Aedes survey: Jhenaidah, Magura record high density, Dhaka sees 16% YoY rise

Findings say in Jhenaidah municipality, Aedes larvae were found in 54 of 270 inspected households, with a Breteau Index (BI) of 60—far above the World Health Organisation’s high-risk threshold of...

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Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes could transform dengue control in Bangladesh: Study

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Bangladesh

Man sentenced to 7 days jail time for digging road without approval

Former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Provide information, our spray-men will arrive within 15 minutes: Mayor Taposh

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Dengue mosquito developed resistance against insecticides: Entomologists

Attendants of hospitalised patients sleep in the open. Despite the risk of dengue infection, many do not use mosquito nets on the premises of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. The photo was taken early Thursday morning (31 August). Photo: Rajib Dhar
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Aedes mosquitoes spreading fast in villages

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh speaks at a special cleaning programme conducted on the Dhaka University campus on Wednesday (23 August). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Wards with more than 10 dengue patients a week to be 'marked red': Taposh

Dengue may not seem like a disease which requires as much attention as cancer, but it might become a pandemic, much like Covid-19. Photo: TBS
Health

Highest dengue deaths in October in 22 yrs

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Bangladesh

DNCC mayor urges REHAB to work jointly to control Aedes mosquitoes

File photo. Dengue patients taking treatment in a hospital: Photo: TBS
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Dengue may turn into an epidemic: Experts

Dr Sadia treating a dengue-infected baby girl at the lobby of the overcrowded Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital in Dhaka on Friday. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed Paulash
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Test for both dengue, Covid-19 when running a fever: DGHS

Dhaka north to resume Aedes mosquito control drives from tomorrow
Bangladesh

Dhaka north to resume Aedes mosquito control drives from tomorrow

File Photo: The officials of Dhaka North City Corporation conducted a mosquito eradication drive in the capital. Photo: TBS
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46 buildings in Dhaka North fined Tk4.49 lakh as Aedes mosquito larvae found