Special insecticide paint may help curb zika and dengue fever outbreaks

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Source: Image: Communication and Information Office of the Universidade Jean Piaget of Cabo Verde

Scientists showed that insecticide paint could effectively decrease mosquito presence in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) for up to one year, making this paint a potential strategy to decrease the transmission of vector-borne diseases.

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