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Scientists from Australia have developed a new weapon against battling deadly diseases caused by mosquitoes: genetically engineered mosquitoes with “toxic” semen. While the concept may sound unusual, this groundbreaking technique could revolutionise global public health by reducing the spread of life-threatening illnesses like malaria, Zika, and dengue fever—diseases that claim countless lives every year. “This […]
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito- borne illness dengue have been confirmed in Los Angeles County, including a case of illness in a Hollywood Hills resident, health officials announced Wednesday. The other case was detected in Baldwin Park; it marks the seventh case in a cluster in that city and […]