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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Avian malaria and decline of White-backed vulture population
Poharkar et al.1 have reported the presence of a single genotype of avian Plasmodium spp. AP70 in 14 White-backed vultures in Central India. This result and the treatment of ill vultures with an antimalarial drug, as well as the lack of diclofenac residues implied that malaria could be an additional cause for the decline in vulture population. (Correspondence)
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Dengue 87, malaria 102: Pimpri gets a scare; officials fiddling
Pune As many as 87 dengue cases have been reported from different parts of Pimpri-Chinchwad so far in this month. Similarly, 102 persons have been affected by malaria till July 22. The figures of dengue and malaria cases in July are the highest for any month recorded by the medical department of the PCMC this year.
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Drug resistance leads to rise in malaria cases
State health and civic officials have found the incidence of malaria, particularly the malignant variant, has increased in the city compared with last year, despite anti-mosquito drives by the civic body. The officials suspect patient resistance to the drug chloroquine is the main reason for the spurt in malaria cases.
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Finally, govt to phase out malaria drug artemisinin
THE government has decided to take off the shelves an anti-malarial drug, artemisinin, in India that is already banned the world over. Sold locally under several brands, the drug when used as a single drug can make malaria parasites resistant to the medicine.
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DDT usage restricted to 2 diseases
The Centre on Friday informed Parliament that the use of the DDT other than in eradication of diseases like malaria and kala azar, is completely banned in the country.
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In Pimpri, malaria cases cross 300, dengue 187; citizens debunk PCMC
Pune Dengue and malaria continue their surge in Pimpri-Chinchwad without any tangible efforts from the civic body to curb the menace. While malaria has crossed the 300 mark, dengue cases have reached 187 since January.
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The Gates accounts
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Malaria claims 20
JEYPORE: With at least 20 malarial deaths in the last one week, the disease is taking epidemic proportions in Jeypore and Koraput sub-divisions under Koraput district. As many as 3,000 persons suffering from malarial fever were admitted to health centres in these sub-divisions. Of these, 80 per cent cases are of children.
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Monsoon brings malaria
Come monsoon and with it we hear the news of an outbreak of various seasonal diseases, particularly the vector-borne ones. What is also not surprising is that the civic body
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Two-fold rise in malaria cases, toll 20
SHILLONG: Meghalaya has recorded 12,726 malaria cases, most of them from Garo Hills, in the first half of 2009, a two-fold increase compared with last year. Though 20 people have died of the disease this year, there is concern that the malaria situation may worsen in the next six months.