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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SC83288 is a clinical development candidate for the treatment of severe malaria
<p>Severe malaria is a life-threatening complication of an infection with the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which requires immediate treatment. Safety and efficacy concerns with currently used
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Increasing the potential for malaria elimination by targeting zoophilic vectors
<p>Countries in the Asia Pacific region aim to eliminate malaria by 2030. A cornerstone of malaria elimination is the effective management of Anopheles mosquito vectors. Current control tools such as insecticide
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Domalapai Dandayatra: Mosquitoes winning battle
Even after three months of efforts, mosquitoes are everywhere in the state and biting the people as usual. VIJAYAWADA: The state government's programme to end mosquito menace “Domalapai Dandayatra”
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Japanese encephalitis cases rise in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: The mosquito menace is acute and, apart from dengue-causing aedes and malaria-causing anopheles, public health experts are worried about the 'culex' which causes Japanese encephalitis (JE).
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Malaria programme aims to reach remote areas
The DAMAN will continue for five years and will cost the government a total of Rs 120 crore. The government has already sanctioned Rs 10 crore to roll out the first stages of the programme. As many as
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World Malaria Report 2016
The World Malaria Report 2016 summarizes information received from malaria-endemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2015 report. The World Malaria Report is WHO’s
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Population density, climate variables and poverty synergistically structure spatial risk in urban malaria in India
<p>The world is rapidly becoming urban with the global population living in cities projected to double by 2050. This increase in urbanization poses new challenges for the spread and control of communicable
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Anemia, iron supplementation and susceptibility to plasmodium falciparum malaria
<p>Anemia and malaria constitute major health problems worldwide, especially in tropical countries with low resources (WHO, 2008a, 2008b; Black et al., 2003). Although there are several potential causes
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Malaria stings Odisha with nation-high cases!
Is Odisha losing the grip over malaria? Seems so when the State topped in the country with over 3.36 lakh malaria positive cases till October 1 this year vis-a-vis around 3 lakh cases in 2011. Moreover,
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Effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets in malaria prevention in Haiti: a case-control study
<p>Insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) are effective in preventing malaria where vectors primarily bite indoors and late at night, but their effectiveness is uncertain where vectors bite outdoors and earlier