Researchers have come up with a method to control mosquito populations. This new method might also provide an alternative to insecticides. In a new study, published on Monday (Jul 22) in Communications Biology, researchers at Virginia Tech said that understanding the sex determination pathway and its disruptions in mosquitoes can play a vital role in the effective control of disease vectors through genetic manipulations based on sex separation.

Intersex mosquitoes may help stop diseases like dengue, Zika, yellow fever and Chikungunya: Study

After four people died in Isiolo County, Kenya declared an outbreak of yellow fever. Fifteen others have also been diagnosed with the same and are recovering at a hospital.

Kenya declares yellow fever outbreak as 4 people die, here is what you should know

The fever was centred in rural areas of Minas Gerais, with the health ministry probing another 47 deaths and 368 suspected cases

Brazil: At least 40 killed in yellow fever outbreak

This is an interactive guide to the travel history of the dreaded Zika virus

Interactive: Zika's origin and global spread

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