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Mosquitoes highly resistant to insecticides identified in Asia

Mosquitoes highly resistant to insecticides identified in Asia

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Mosquitoes transmitting dengue fever and other sometimes severe viral diseases have developed high resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and new methods to stem their spread are urgently needed, according to a recently published Japanese study. The spraying of insecticides in mosquito-infested areas is a common practice in tropical and subtropical regions. Resistance was …

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Typhoid-causing bacteria are increasingly resistant to antibiotics

Typhoid-causing bacteria are increasingly resistant to antibiotics

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© Microbewriter / Wikimedia Commons/CC BY SA 4.0 Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness that is usually treated with antibiotics. However, there is a high probability that many strains of the bacteria that cause this disease can no longer be eliminated with these drugs, because they have become resistant to antibiotics. Typhoid fever: what is …

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