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Topic: dengue

An Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main carrier of dengue.
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Sunday, 6/28, 04:38 AM

Sri Lanka Sends Drones to Hunt Mosquito Breeding Sites as Dengue Surges

  • Flying over the rooftops and courtyards of Colombo, Sri Lankan drones are searching for something invisible from the street: the puddles, clogged gutters and forgotten containers where dengue-carrying mosquitoes breed — part of a military-backed push against an outbreak that has nearly doubled in a year.

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