MOSQUITO ALERT
In a New York district, blood test on a chicken to detect the presence of West Nile Virus.
The population discovers that the mosquitoes are able to transmit the virus
Public information on the street in New York
 
The public health administration team collecting mosquitoes from a trap in a Bronx district.
Prof. Jacques Boisvert collecting mosquito larvae from water inside tyres.
Aerial and land wars in Canada are financed by a mosquito tax.
 
In a Canadian forest,Prof. Jacques Boisvert testing a mosquito repellent on human guinea pigs
Prof . Félix Iroko historian, investigating methods of fighting against mosquitoes in Benin
The guélédé dance is performed before the rainy season to chase away the mosquitoes.
 
 
 
Prof . Félix Iroko historian, investigating methods of fighting against mosquitoes in Benin
The guélédé dance is performed before the rainy season to chase away the mosquitoes.
Félix Iroko and the babaalba guélédé mask which is used against mosquitoes.
In Burkina Fasso a traditerapy medical shop where anti-malaria and anti-mosquito plants are bought.
The Runrungui female is the principal plant used to treat malaria and the rung-rung gnâaga is used to fight mosquitoes.
Mosquito marionette. These faithful friends abound in the songs, the stories, the vocabulary, and the history of numerous civilisations.
Ryoji Otsuka the famous sculptor of mosquito masks for the Kyogen theatre.
These mosquito head masks are sacred items for the Kyogen theatre actors.
Certain masks are worth several thousand Yen.
In Japan the mosquitoes and other parasites so fascinate the people that they have built a parasite museum. Prof. Kurihara showing one parasite vector of elephantism transmitted by mosquitoes .
In India Jain monks refuse to exterminate mosquitoes because they beleive in reincarnation.
They use smoke to get rid of the mosquitoes.
 
In this coffin 23 mosquitoes rest in peace. Cristian Rizzato killed them to obtain gold and silver medals during the last international mosquito hunting championships.
Cristian Rizzato training near Milan, Italy
 
In the heart of the Pasteur Institute P3 lab, they use mosquitoes to increase virus stocks.
The Limburger cheese attracts mosquitoes because of its smell. This smell is caused by the brevibacterium bacteria.
The Professor Willem Takken regularly test smelly feet and compares them to the Dutch Limburger cheese.
Highly sensitive, mosquitoes can detect a variation in carbon dioxide of as little as 1%.
Mosquitoes prefer specific odours and they love smelly feet.
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