The research found that a film made from silk fibroin embedded with silver nanoparticles achieved 100 per cent mortality among the tested larval stages and pupae of Aedes aegypti, the mosquito primarily responsible for transmitting dengue

BMC chief Ashwini Bhide has directed officials in Mumbai’s G-South Ward to strengthen measures against malaria, dengue and other vector-borne diseases and expand awareness of ABHA and Ayushman Bharat cards