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>
<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>
A NEW study has linked the rising cases of malaria in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa to construction and sitting of dams as well as flooding. According to the study published in this month’s Malaria
Cases of malaria and dengue have fallen in 2015 compared to 2014, according to a report submitted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to the director of National Vector Borne Control Programme (NVBCP)
Malaria scare has gripped Mewat as more than 35 deaths have been reported in the district in one-and-a-half months. Punhana block is the worst hit. As per the district Health Department, 449 cases of
A survey conducted by the district malaria authorities from August 19 to 30 has found the dengue larvae breeding in over 16,000 spots in the city. The survey team visited over 64,900 places in the city
<p>The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine targets the circumsporozoite protein, inducing antibodies associated with the prevention of Plasmodium falciparum infection. We assessed the association between anti-circumsporozoite
<p>Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Ferroquine is a new combination partner for fast-acting ACTs
As many as 6700 water samples have failed out of the total 21265 water samples taken from water tanks at bus stands, schools, colleges and public places under the cleanliness campaign being carried out
As Delhi and other parts of the country battle the surge in dengue cases, here is a look at how vector-borne diseases have been spreading their tentacles over the years.
Women in Kenya are enjoying a higher life expectancy than men, living to an average of 67.5 years compared to 63 for men. On the whole, life expectancy has been increasing over the last two decades
A new anti-malaria vaccine called Mosquirix was recently approved by the European drugs regulators. Projected as the solution to malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills one child every 30 seconds,