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Suspending a chicken over your bed could protect against Zika virus and malaria [1]

It sounds like a pretty 'fowl' suggestion but the odour of chickens could be the key to preventing malaria or even Zika, scientists believe.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2016
Telegraph (United Kingdom) [2]
Tags:
Health [3], Zika Virus [4], Malaria [5], Vector Borne Diseases [6], Insects [7], Scientists [8]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/suspending-chicken-over-your-bed-could-protect-against-zika-virus-and-malaria
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-united-kingdom
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zika-virus
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists