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Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases

India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have risen and slided sporadically  

 
By DTE Staff
Published: Tuesday 14 December 2021

While India only started reporting Zika cases in 2017, 
dengue and chikungunya have been there for longer, with 
cases rising and falling sporadically

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Also read Mosquitoes in a warming world: Aedes the menace


This was first published in Down To Earth’s print edition (dated 1-16, December, 2021).

 

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