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Snakes, rats and cats: The trillion dollar invasive species problem

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 01 10:51 AM

PARIS, France - Disease-carrying mosquitoes, crop-ravaging rodents, forest-eating insects and even the domestic cat are all "exotic" intruders whose cost to humanity and the environment is vast and growing, according to a sweeping study published Wednesday. Read more »

WHO warns malaria fight flat-lining

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 10:39 AM

Progress in eliminating malaria has stalled in recent years, the World Health Organization said Monday, with more than 400,000 people once again estimated to have died from the disease last year. Read more »

Neanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 05:12 AM

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Read more »

Invasive Asian mosquito species threatens African cities: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 08:28 AM

WASHINGTON - A species of mosquito originally from Asia threatens to put tens of millions of city-dwellers in Africa at higher risk of catching malaria as the invading insect spreads throughout the continent, a study said Monday.   Read more »

Fighting mosquito-borne diseases... with mosquitoes

Nicolas Gubert and Amélie Baubeau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 06:28 AM

As infection rates of illnesses carried by mosquitoes increase, companies and researchers are racing to develop effective means of controlling the blood-sucking creatures' population. Read more »

Dengue cases so far this year down by 46% compared to 2019, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 06:43 PM

Dr. Napoleon Arevalo, director of the DOH’s Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, urged Filipinos to remove possible mosquito breeding grounds from their houses. Read more »

How a vaccine made of mosquito spit could help stop the next epidemic

Clare Baldwin, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 07:12 AM

The vaccine, if it pans out, would protect against all of the pathogens the insects inject into humans - malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, West Nile, Mayaro viruses and anything else that may emerge. Read more »

Philippines on track to eradicate malaria by 2030 — WHO

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 07:29 PM

Malaria infections fell from nearly 50,000 in 2003 to more than 5,000 in 2019, data from the National Malaria Control and Elimination Program of the Department of Health (DOH) show.   Read more »

42 residente sa South Cotabato inoobserbahan sa hinalang may chikungunya

Francis Canlas, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 05:00 PM

TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato – Nasa 42 mga residente sa tatlong purok sa Barangay Maltana dito sa bayan ang inoobserbahan ngayon dahil sa pinaghihinalaang kaso ng chikungunya.   Read more »

Malaria fight stalling at 'unacceptably high level' of deaths: WHO

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 02:48 AM

LONDON - Malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 - mostly children in Africa - because the fight against the mosquito-borne disease has stalled, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.   Read more »

2 anyos na bata patay sa dengue sa Laoag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:47 PM

Isang 2-anyos na batang lalaki ang nasawi matapos tamaan ng dengue sa lungsod ng Laoag. Read more »

Mosquito trials raise hopes of defeating dengue

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 01:47 PM

NHA TRANG, Vietnam – Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia -- dengue is ravaging Southeast Asia this year due in part to rising temperatures and low immunity to new strains. Read more »

Mga batang namatay dahil sa dengue, nadagdagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 12:03 AM

Sa pinakahuling datos ng Department of Health, 10 rehiyon na ang lumampas sa epidemic threshold. Read more »

DOH: Dengue cases double in Taguig, on the rise in 9 other Metro Manila areas

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 18 04:58 PM

The number of dengue cases doubled in Taguig in the first 8 months of this year, compared to same period in 2018, the Department of Health said Sunday, adding that the mosquito-borne disease also saw a spike in 9 other cities in Metro Manila. Read more »

'Mosquito fish', in demand dahil sa dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 11:55 PM

Mataas ang demand sa isdang itar o kilala rin sa tawag na tuyong at kataba.  Read more »

Bilang ng may dengue ngayong 2019 pinakamataas sa loob ng 5 taon: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 08:26 PM

Umabot na sa higit 167,000 ang mga kaso ng dengue sa bansa ngayon taon. Read more »

Bilang ng may dengue ngayong 2019 pinakamataas sa loob ng 5 taon: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 08:26 PM

Umabot na sa higit 167,000 ang mga kaso ng dengue sa bansa ngayon taon. Read more »

Health workers intensifying anti-dengue efforts amid rising cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:25 PM

Health workers in various provinces are stepping up efforts to curb the rising number of dengue cases. Read more »

State of calamity idineklara sa Zamboanga City sanhi ng dengue

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 08:55 PM

Isinailalim na sa state of calamity ang buong Zamboanga City dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue sa lungsod.   Read more »

Fish vs dengue: Experts tap 'kataba' to eat mosquito larvae

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 12:54 PM

 A fish brought to the Philippines by the Americans during World War 2 is being tapped in the fight against dengue. Read more »