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