Dengue cases in Laos surpass 30,000

STORY: Dengue cases in Laos surpass 30,000 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the office building of the Lao Ministry of Health 2. various of killing mosquito larvae 3. various of patients at hospitals STORYLINE: A total of 30,029 cases of dengue fever have been recorded in Laos since January 2022, according to the Lao Ministry of Health. The highest number of dengue patients was reported in the Lao capital Vientiane at 14,788, while 4,356 cases were detected in Luang Namtha province, and 1,571 cases were recorded in Attapeu province. The Lao Ministry of Health suggested five simple measures as the most effective method of dengue control, which are being practiced by households across the region. These measures consist of closing and sealing all unused containers, flushing out all water vessels, placing small guppy fish in water jars as they eat mosquito larvae, cleaning areas around homes, and remembering to do these four tasks ea

Intimate Relations (1996)

Intimate Relations (1996)

Julie Walters, Rupert Graves & Laura Sadler Characters: Marjorie Beasley,Harold Guppy & Joyce Beasley Film: Intimate Relations (1997) Director: Philip Goodhew 10 September 1996 Date: 10 September 1996

Intimate Relations (1996)

Intimate Relations (1996)

Rupert Graves Characters: Harold Guppy Film: Intimate Relations (1996) Director: Philip Goodhew 10 September 1996 Date: 10 September 1996

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BLEAK HOUSE

BLEAK HOUSE JOHN LYNCH as Nemo, ANNA MAXWELL MARTIN as Esther Summerson, BURN GORMAN as Guppy Date: 2005

BLEAK HOUSE

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BLEAK HOUSE BURN GORMAN as Guppy Date: 2005

BLEAK HOUSE

BLEAK HOUSE

BLEAK HOUSE BURN GORMAN as Guppy Date: 2005

BLEAK HOUSE

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BLEAK HOUSE BURN GORMAN as Guppy Date: 2005

Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, in Mysuru, India, shows Somashekar Gowda (front), who has been breeding and distributing guppies (poecilia reticulata) for free in mosquito-prone areas. The freshwater fish feeds on mosquito larvae and thereby keeps the breeding of mosquitoes in check to a large extent amid a global alert over the mosquito-borne Zika virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

Combating Zika virus with guppy fish in India

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2016, in Mysuru, India, shows freshwater guppies (poecilia reticulata). Guppies feed on mosquito larvae and thereby keep the breeding of mosquitoes in check to a large extent amid a global alert over the mosquito-borne Zika virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo