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A drone sprays insecticide near homes on the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Brazil's health ministry launched a campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, zika and chikungunya, diseases that can generate

Brazil’s public health workers race to tackle dengue surge

Health & Medicine

Heavy rains and a lull in public health prevention programs during the pandemic have allowed the deadly mosquito-borne disease to flourish.

Brazilian soldiers distribute educational flyers about the Zika virus in São Paulo, the country's largest city.

Zika is a window into a much bigger story in Brazil

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A worker from a private company fumigates a property for mosquitoes in Port-au-Prince, May 23, 2014. The painful mosquito-borne virus called Chikungunya is spreading quickly through the Caribbean, causing alarm in Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Repub

Jamaica declares a state of emergency to try to stop the spread of painful chikungunya virus

Health
Hatian Marqui Ducarme was hit with the Chikungunya virus in May of this year. After spreading quickly through the Caribbean, public health officials in Florida say the painful mosquito-borne disease has just shown up for the first time in the United State

After a long journey from Africa, a new tropical disease sets up shop in Florida

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Hatian Marqui Ducarme was hit with the Chikungunya virus in May of this year. After spreading quickly through the Caribbean, public health officials in Florida say the painful mosquito-borne disease has just shown up for the first time in the United State

After a long journey from Africa, a new tropical disease sets up shop in Florida

Environment

Brazilians welcome genetically-modified mosquito to help fight dengue fever

Environment

Dengue Fever is one of the biggest killers in tropical countries. It’s carried by mosquitoes that have proven tough to eradicate, so now officials in Brazil are trying a new approach: mosquitoes that have been genetically modified.Dengue Fever is one of the biggest killers in tropical countries. It’s carried by mosquitoes that have proven tough to eradicate, so now officials in Brazil are trying a new approach: mosquitoes that have been genetically modified.