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>
Vector Control
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Florida abuzz over mosquito plan
<p>It took a decade for the biotechnology firm Oxitec to develop genetically modified mosquitoes whose progeny die before they can spread dengue fever. But it took only three months for Mila de Mier to
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Lessons from agriculture for the sustainable management of malaria vectors
Willem Takken and colleagues argue for the expansion of insecticide monotherapy in malaria control by taking lessons from agriculture and including more sustainable integrated vector management strategies.
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Assam flood assessment report 2012
The 2012 floods in June this year because of heavy rains and breaches in embankments of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have caused colossal loss of life and property across the state. However, there
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Advances in developing a climate based dengue outbreak models in Dhaka, Bangladesh: challenges & opportunities
Dengue is a vector borne disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. The incidence of the disease is increasing worldwide and currently 40 per cent of the global population is at risk of
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Vector control interventions for visceral leishmaniasis elimination initiative in South Asia, 2005-2010
The Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) Elimination Initiative in the Indian subcontinent was launched in 2005 as a joint effort between the governments in the Region (India, Nepal and Bangladesh) and the World
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Climatic factors influencing dengue cases in Dhaka city: a model for dengue prediction
Transmission of dengue virus depends on the presence of Aedes mosquito. Mosquito generation and development is known to be influenced by the climate. This study was carried out to examine whether the
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Carson no ‘beacon of reason’ on DDT
Carson no ‘beacon of reason’ on DDT. (Correspondence)
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Malaria management in the 18th and 19th century India: role played by Madras Presidency
From the 17th century, Cinchona figured prominently in European pharmacopiae. Many European countries were frantically after Cinchona in the early 18th century. In the 18th century, a search for this
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Killer coastal fish to combat Japanese encephalitis
LUCKNOW: A small fry from the coastal belt of India could prove a potent weapon in the battle against the menace of Japanese encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh. This small killer fish, Gambusia, is
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Malaria surge feared
The WHO releases action plan to tackle the spread of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes.