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Mosquitoes, the deadliest animals, transmit incurable diseases like dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and West Nile virus, posing significant global health threats. These viral infections cause severe symptoms, including fever, joint pain, and neurological complications, with treatment limited to symptom management. While a vaccine exists for yellow fever, prevention and awareness remain crucial in combating these mosquito-borne illnesses.

For years now, scientists have tried to develop a safe and effective dengue vaccine. The challenge however, is that there are four different types of dengue viruses, and a common vaccine must protect against all of them. Some vaccines developed in other countries have shown mixed results, but are not widely used