We Should be Optimistic about Mosquito-Borne Diseases Control
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Mosquito-borne diseases are those spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, and they include Zika, West Nile fever, Chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, malaria, etc. Nearly 700 million people worldwide get a mosquito-borne illness each year resulting in over 1 million deaths.
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