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Health DG advises the public to avoid being outdoors during peak of Aedes mosquito bites - in the early morning and late afternoon.

Deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are spreading due to weather brought about by climate change.

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and other diseases spread through the bite of mosquitoes.

The continuous rainy season is one of the factors contributing to the increased breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.

At least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the deadliest year.

A complex mix of global warming, changes in land use and more movement of people and goods are contributing to the spread of illnesses.

The international research team suggested the vaccine, developed by Britain's Oxford University, could represent a turning point in the fight against the mosquito-borne parasitic disease.

Dr Sha'ari Ngadiman advises the public to rid their housing areas of breeding grounds for aedes mosquito.

Hospitals are struggling to treat dengue, a viral disease that spreads through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

The trial results showed that deploying mosquitoes with Wolbachia reduced dengue cases by as much as 77 pct and hospitalisations by up to 86 pct.

Researchers find that catnip and silver vine, an even more potent herb found in the mountains of Japan and China, ward off mosquitoes.

Six dengue deaths were recorded in Kelantan from January to Oct 10 this year, State Health (JKNK) director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said.

Without any tenants to care for them, the eight towers have been overrun by their own plants and invaded by mosquitoes.

Singapore's specially bred mosquitoes carry a bacteria that prevents eggs from hatching, and "compete with the wild type".

Researchers say the virus would have to infect the mosquito and multiply inside of it in order for the mosquito to pass it on to people.