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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Deforestation linked to rise in cases of emerging zoonotic malaria
A steep rise in human cases of P. knowlesi malaria in Malaysia is likely to be linked to deforestation and associated environmental changes, according to new research published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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Zimbabwe: Malaria Outbreak Leaves Four Dead
Four people died, while 1 200 others were treated for malaria in Karoi town following an outbreak that occurred in the past two months, Mashonaland West provincial medical director Dr Wancelous Nyamayaro
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Nigeria: WHO Reports Global Progress Made in Malaria Elimination
The World Health Organization (WHO) has explained a significant increase in the number of countries moving towards malaria elimination, with prevention efforts saving millions of dollars in healthcare
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World Malaria Report 2015
New estimates from WHO show a significant increase in the number of countries moving towards malaria elimination, with prevention efforts saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs over the past 14
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Gujarat in top 10 for dengue, malaria deaths
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat lopment known for its development model, has poorly performed in curbing vector-borne dise ases. This has put Prime Mi nister Narendra Modi's ho me state among the top 10 sta tes in
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Mosquitoes genetically modified to be infertile in bid to reduce spread of malaria
A species of mosquito known to be a major carrier of dangerous malaria parasites has been genetically modified to become infertile. Scientists say the modification of the genes of Anopheles gambiae could
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NMMC sees dip in number of dengue and malaria cases
While the civic health department has claimed that number of suspected dengue cases has come down to 13 in the last three months this year, compared to 38 last year. Even the number of malaria cases has
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US scientists breed genetically modified mosquitoes that resist malaria parasite
US scientists have bred a genetically modified mosquito that is incapable of spreading malaria to humans, according to reports. A gene editing technique called Crispr was used to alter the genetic makeup
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Children bear the brunt of climate change: UNICEF
More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones, leaving them highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, UNICEF
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Highly efficient Cas9-mediated gene drive for population modification of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles stephensi
<p>Malaria continues to impose enormous health and economic burdens on the developing world. Novel technologies proposed to reduce the impact of the disease include the introgression of parasite-resistance