Here are some suggestions from an article in 2009 -- see excerpt below
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... e-flu.aspx
Dengue fever is a threat to people in more than 100 countries. It is a flu-like disease that produces a high fever, pain in the eyes and joint aches that can last a week.
Dr. Renu Daval-Drager of the World Health Organization says some cases of what is sometimes called "break bone fever" can be fatal.
There is no vaccine to prevent dengue and no specific medicine to treat it, so the only defense is eradication of the mosquitoes that carry it and measures to protect people from mosquito bites. ....
2012 article on combatting Dengue Fever with genetically-engineered mosquitoes -- see excerpt below
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... break.aspx
Australian research scientists have developed a strategy for fighting Dengue fever, a viral disease spread by mosquitoes that affects more than 50 million people annually and causes fever and crippling joint and muscle pain—and in some cases even death.
Dengue kills FAR more people worldwide than influenza, yet it is rarely even mentioned by Western media.
A bacterium named Wolbachiapipientis naturally infects many insect species and has the ability to interfere with its host's reproductive ability in such a way that entire populations become infected within just a few generationsi. When Wolbachia infects mosquitoes, the mosquitoes' ability to transmit Dengue virus is almost completely blocked. ....
Here is an article on preventing mosquito bites:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... llent.aspx
Some Excerpts:
Scientists report that one in five people are especially appetizing to mosquitoes because of the type of bacteria that colonizes their skin
Mosquitoes are also attracted to certain chemical compounds on your skin, carbon dioxide, movement, and heat; they can sniff you out from 50 yards away
Protecting yourself from bites will help prevent mosquito-borne illnesses such as encephalitis, yellow fever, malaria, West Nile virus, and dengue
Most commercial repellents contain DEET; many studies suggest DEET may have potentially harmful effects, including brain cell damage
A variety of suggestions are given for how to make your own natural mosquito repellent, as well as safe and soothing remedies for bites
Another article on the release of GMO mosquitoes in Florida
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... itoes.aspx
Biotech company Oxitec and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) are moving forward to introduce genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to the area in an attempt to stop the spread of two tropical diseases
FKMCD states that “Dengue fever and chikungunya are currently not an active health threat in the Florida Keys”
The GM mosquitoes contain protein fragments from the herpes virus, E. coli bacteria, coral, and cabbage