World malaria report 2023
<p>India topped countries in the South-East Asia region for the most number of malaria cases and deaths in 2022, according to this report published by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
Malaria
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Malaria screening at all Games sites
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is collecting blood samples of labourers working at Commonwealth Games sites to screen them for malaria.
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Builders found wanting in malaria prevention prog
Builders across Goa have been found wanting in the vector-borne disease control programme of the Directorate of Health Services taking into account the fact that 85 per cent cases of malaria are reported from project areas (construction sites) where migrant (or construction) labourers work and reside.
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Malaria outbreak in five districts
Five districts have reported an outbreak of malaria recently, in Karnataka. Although the State is doing quite well in terms of implementing the Central Government's National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), malaria cases have been reported every year from endemic pockets.
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GOACAN calls for greater collaboration to combat malaria
Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) has called for a greater collaboration among government agencies to combat malaria. In a press note issued here, the GOACAN has said that there is a need for greater collaboration amongst government departments and corporations to combat malaria and other vector borne diseases so that an effective strategy can be adopted for Goa.
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El Nio and malaria transmission in northeast India
Akhtar has presented empirical evidence for malaria outbreak in Thar desert due to high rainfall associated with the El Ni
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Malaria spreading
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With 13 cases of malaria being reported from the coastal areas of the district during this month, the Health Department authorities have stepped up the drive against the disease.
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Haul up builders for the city's mosquito menace
Mumbai: Builders are playing with citizens
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Anopheles culicifacies breeding in brackish waters in Sri Lanka and implications for malaria control
Anopheles culicifacies is the major vector of both falciparum and vivax malaria in Sri Lanka, while Anopheles subpictus and certain other species function as secondary vectors. In Sri Lanka, An. culicifacies is present as a species complex consisting of species B and E, while An. subpictus exists as a complex of species A-D. The freshwater breeding habit of An. culicifacies is well established.
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Malaria contained in NK districts
Malaria which was widespread in a few villages of Bijapur and Bagalkot districts, located at the tail end of Krishna River, has been brought under control. Out of the 3,500 blood samples colletected from several villages, only 236 have tested positive for the disease, said Malaria Prevention Unit