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  • ‘Super’ Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Detected in Asia

    ‘Super’ Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Detected in Asia

    Researchers in Japan say they’ve discovered “super” resistant mosquitoes in Asia. In a study published this week, they detail finding populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes — a common disease vector — in Vietnam and Cambodia carrying several mutations believed to confer strong protection against the most widely used insecticides. The discovery should merit urgent action…