Authorities in Bangkok are resorting to a geographic information system (GIS) to ease the dengue epidemic in the Thai capital, the Bangkok Post reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin said the GIS will help the city find critical epidemic areas and allow authorities to refine their focus in fighting the infections

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said that three more Illinois counties reported West Nile virus-positive mosquito samples, but fortunately none translated into new human cases.

So far this year, there have been 11 cases of humans suffering from mosquito-borne West Nile virus in Illinois, with one 77-year-old, Ogle County man dying as a result of the illness on August 8th. The first known human case reported in the state this year was in DuPage County on June 15

Mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus have been found in Toronto.

The insects, which were collected from a single location, are the first cases of West Nile to appear in Toronto

Mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus have been found in Toronto. The insects, which were collected from a single location, are the first cases of West Nile to appear in Toronto.

So far, no humans have been infected, but health officials are warning residents to take extra pre-cautions, among those, wearing long-sleeves and insect repellent

The U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday recommended Africa over the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets after noticing a dramatic drop in the number of malaria-induced child deaths in Kenya.

According to U.N. and Kenyan officials, the nation saw a decline of in the number of child deaths by more than 40 percent over the last five years by handing out insecticide-treated mosquito nets and now the officials are planning to achieve the same target throughout Africa