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An official from the National Environment Agency inspects potential mosquito breeding sites at a resident's home.
Health

Big dengue clusters tackle mosquito breeding

Senior Parliamentary Secretary of Sustainability and Environment Baey Yam Keng distributing mosquito repellent to Pei Tong Primary pupils.
Singapore

800,000 students to get mosquito repellent

About half of the breeding habitats of the Aedes mosquito detected across the island have been in homes.
Singapore

Dengue cases already triple from all of 2021

Singapore enters the traditional peak dengue season from June to October.
Health

What are the signs my dengue infection may turn severe?

    The expansion will see Project Wolbachia deployed at a total of 13 sites, up from the current five.
    Singapore

    Project Wolbachia to be expanded to 1,400 more HDB blocks

    Dengue patients make up about 2 per cent of total attendances and admissions at emergency departments.
    Singapore

    More dengue patients but load manageable: MOH

    Larvicide being sprayed into drains at a construction site to prevent dengue mosquitos from breeding, on June 3, 2022.
    Singapore

    Singapore may hit 2,000 dengue cases a week

    The National Environment Agency’s mosquito factory, where Wolbachia-Aedes mosquitoes are bred to help fight dengue.
    Health

    What is Project Wolbachia and how are mosquitoes made?

    Research has shown that ultrasonic repellents do not work on mosquitoes, though certain plant extracts have exhibited repelling properties.
    Health

    Do citronella, ultrasonic repellents keep mosquitoes away?