Newcomer Mosquito invasion in BA

[Vince]

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I heard it's also very cold in Buenos Aires now. I'm glad I didn't go down there this month. My friend told me it's supposed to be the coldest temperatures in many years. Hopefully this will kill all those mosquitos!

So much for global warming!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1809623398441709665

 

[Jenn]

Yikes I just read there were 5,000 deaths in Brazil.

Brazil: Over 5,000 deaths from dengue fever reported in 2024

Brazilian authorities issued a bulletin attesting to 5,008 deaths due to dengue fever so far this year, Agencia Brasil reported. The total number was around fourfold that of the same period last year when 1,179 casualties were recorded. In addition, 2,137 deaths are still under investigation to...

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[CecilM]

Get ready to battle dengue; it looks like the mosquito won’t give us a break. Scientists say the mosquito has genetically mutated into an even more resistant species, even against fumigation. Authorities are already on alert as temperatures start to rise in September.

Identifican una mutación genética en el mosquito del dengue que lo hace hasta 10 veces más resistente a la fumigación

Científicos argentinos del Conicet descubrieron la alteración de un gen en el Aedes aegypti. El grupo de trabajo investiga sobre opciones de insecticidas más eficaces

www.infobae.com