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Bangladesh reports 1,782 new dengue cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours — 2006 Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame This 2006 photograph depicted a female *Aedes aegypti* mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host, who in this instance, was actually the biomedical photographer, James Gathany, here at the Centers for Disease Control. Youll note the feeding apparatus consisting of a sharp, orange-colored fascicle, which while not feeding, is covered in a soft, pliant sheath called the "labellum, which retracts as the sharp stylets contained within pierce the host's skin surface, as the insect obtains its blood meal. The orange color of the fascicle is due to the red color of the blood as it migrates up the thin, sharp translucent tube. The fascicle is composed of a pair of needle-sharp "stylets". The larger of the two stylets, known as the "labrum", when viewed in cross-section takes on the shape of an inverted "V", and acts as a gutter, which directs the ingested host blood towards the insect's mouth. As the primary vector responsible for the transmission of the *Flavivirus* Dengue (DF), and Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), the day-biting *Aedes aegypti* mosquito prefers to feed on its human hosts. *Ae. aegypti* also plays a major role as a vector for another *Flavivirus*, "Yellow fever". Frequently found in its tropical environs, the white banded markings on the tarsal segments of its jointed legs, though distinguishing it as *Ae. aegypti*, are similar to some other mosquito species. Also note the lyre-shaped, silvery-white markings on its thoracic region as well, which is also a determining morphologic identifying characteristic.
This females abdomen had become distended due to the blood meal she was ingesting, imparting the red coloration to her translucent abdominal exoskeleton.

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Bangladesh reports 1,782 new dengue cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours

Bangladesh has reported 1,782 new dengue cases and eight deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of dengue deaths this year to 209 and cases to 69,149, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Dhaka and Khulna divisions reported the highest numbers of new dengue c...

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Secretary (West) Sibi George participates in 2nd G7 Development Ministers’ meeting, stresses human-centric, inclusive development

Secretary (West) Sibi George participated in the second G7 Development Ministers meeting organised by the G7 Chair, France, on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York. In his remarks, Mr George emphasized India’s human-centric and inclusive path of development, anchored in the principles of ‘Sarvo...

EAM S. Jaishankar chairs second FIPIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New York

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EAM S. Jaishankar chairs second FIPIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New York

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Foreign Ministers of G4 countries call for early reform of UN Security Council

Foreign Ministers of the G4 countries-India, Brazil, Germany and Japan- have called for early reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In a joint ministerial statement, they emphasised that expansion of the Council in both permanent and non-permanent categories is central to the reform....

Biman Bangladesh Airlines signs deal with Boeing to purchase 11 new aircraft

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines signs deal with Boeing to purchase 11 new aircraft

Bangladesh's national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines, has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 11 new aircraft, thereby planning to expand its aviation sector and open new international routes. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Adviser Mahdi Amin, addressing a press conference in New York ...

World Maritime Day: Union Minister Sonowal says maritime sector is anchor for India’s progress

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World Maritime Day: Union Minister Sonowal says maritime sector is anchor for India’s progress

Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said that India's maritime sector is a strong anchor for national progress. In a social media post on World Maritime Day today, Mr Sonowal said, the government is focused on infra modernisation, policy reforms and a resolute Seafarer F...

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman calls for global action on climate change, Rohingya crisis

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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman calls for global action on climate change, Rohingya crisis

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for collective international action on climate change and the Rohingya crisis, outlining five urgent measures in each area during his engagements at the United Nations Headquarters. Addressing a high-level meeting on "Climate Action and the Just...

India co-hosts launch of global partnership to advance sickle cell care

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India co-hosts launch of global partnership to advance sickle cell care

India co-hosted the launch of OneSCD, a Global Partnership to Advance Equity and Transform Sickle Cell Care, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York. Addressing the event, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Punya Salila Sriva...

UAE sanctions Bank Melli Iran; airline suspensions add to economic pressure on Iran — akashvani news

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UAE sanctions Bank Melli Iran; airline suspensions add to economic pressure on Iran

The US-Iran conflict has entered a new phase this week. While economic pressure on Iran is mounting, diplomatic contacts between the two have also resumed at UNGA in New York. In the UAE, the Central Bank (CBUAE) has imposed strict enforcement measures on the UAE branches of Bank Melli Iran. All UAE...

EAM S. Jaishankar holds bilateral, multilateral meetings on UNGA sidelines

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EAM S. Jaishankar holds bilateral, multilateral meetings on UNGA sidelines

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings in New York on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly, focusing on trade, investment, climate change, technology and geopolitical issues. Dr Jaishankar met his Netherlands counterpart Tom Berendsen...

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