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Study: Wrong strategy could worsen dengue epidemics

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Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...cId=CNG.4ec0d644f5638e40f182b6d39cbee4b3.1401

Wrong strategy could worsen dengue epidemics: study

By Marlowe Hood (AFP) ? 1 hour ago

PARIS ? The wrong approach to wiping out the mosquitoes that cause dengue infections could lead to worse epidemics in the future, according to a study released Tuesday.

Targeting only mosquito larvae, and not adults, with insecticides may work in the short run, but could result in higher resistance in the insects and less disease immunity among humans, especially in urban settings, the study found...
 
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