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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Virus That Infects Mosquitoes Could Lead to Weapon Against Disease
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found a new virus that infects the world's most dangerous mosquito. Although the virus appears harmless, the scientists proved that it can be genetically manipulated.
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Malaria alert in 7 dists
The detection of cases of dengue in some new areas of the state has become a cause of concern for the health authorities. Dengue, which is spread by the bite of aedes mosquitoes, was common in the national capital region of the state till recent years. However, this year several other districts of the state like Fatehabad, Sirsa, Bhiwani and Hisar have come under its grip. Tohana town in Fatehabad district has been the worst hit where as many as 87 cases of suspected dengue have been detected this year.
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Moving uphill
A study in Science (June 2008, Vol 320, No 5884) shows that plants are relocating to higher altitudes to escape warming temperatures. The study found new generations thriving at higher altitudes and dying out at lower ones, leading to a shift in the population, at an average rate of 29 metres per decade. Because the shift is generational, plants associated with shorter life spans are making the
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Government's anti-malaria drugs ineffective: Minister
Agartala, July 31: Drugs and injections supplied by the central government to prevent malaria in the northeast are ineffective, Tripura Health and Family Welfare Minister Tapan Chakraborty said here on Thursday. "We are forced to procure anti-malarial drugs and injections from the market as stocks supplied by the central government have proved to be ineffective,' Chakraborty told IANS.
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Vivax Malaria deaths:A cause for concern
It has always been considered the common or garden variety of Malaria, one that causes relapses,but can't kill you. The organism Plasmodium Vivax, spread by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito, is responsible for around a million cases of malaria in India each year, but not a single death. Now, two deaths in Goa have changed all that.
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Climate change
geology Climate change in ice age Greenland ice core analysis showed drastic climate change near the end of last ice age. Scientists have found two huge temperature spikes in the Northern Hemisphere prior to the close of the last ice age, about 11,500 years ago. They ascribe it to fundamental reorganization of atmospheric circulation. The ice core showed that the Northern Hemisphere
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Anti-malaria drive in slums
The civic health department will organise a spot blood test campaign in slum areas from next week to detect malignant malaria. The campaign was launched following a directive from the state health department. Health officials will collect blood samples from people suffering from fever. "The main objective is to isolate the people infected with Plasmodium falciparum
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City stung by malaria
Hyderabad July 24: Several areas in the state including the Hyderabad urban zone and tribal districts are under the grip of malaria. Around 9,687 people have tested positive for the disease this year and at least 37,000 people suspend to be suffering from various fevers including malaria and viral infection. The increasing mosquito menace during the rainy season is the prime reason for the rise in cases of malaria. But authorities are not doing much to contain this problem.
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Capacity building in battle vs HIV/AIDS
A limited health work force and inadequate human resources were some of the biggest problems faced to tackle HIV/AIDS in the country, according to health officials. This lacuna was followed by a lack of core competency to provide capacity building of other stakeholders to fight HIV/AIDS and inadequate research capacity for evidence-based programming. With about 144 cases reported until today, an increasing trend of HIV/AIDS infection was seen with 37 cases detected in 2007 alone.
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Anti-malaria fight a success in remote Udalguri villages
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