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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Non profit diseases
There is a logic to the idea of neglected diseases. Historically the diseases poor people get largely in the poorer parts of the world haven t got enough attention from policy makers in national governments and multilateral agencies precisely because they
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Yemen to try new strategy to fight malaria
Yemen's health ministry recently announced a new strategy to fight malaria in the country at a reduced cost. In place of annual campaigns against the disease, it plans to have permanent teams
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Vector control, drug infusion to check filariasis
lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, has long been a major cause of acute and chronic morbidity among people in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, the western Pacific
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Mosquito specific pesticide in the offing?
is another menacing insecticide ready for a run? Scientists from Rochester University's Mayo Clinic in the us claim to have made a breakthrough in creating a pesticide that can kill mosquitoes
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Sting in the tale
According to official figures, 3,000 people were afflicted with dengue and 50 succumbed to it. Most cases occurred in Delhi and Kerala. However, the disease also struck Maharashtra and Orissa.
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Chikungunya spreads its tentacles
<i>Chikungunya</i>, a viral disease borne by the <i>Aedes aegypti</i> mosquito, has assumed epidemic proportions in large swathes of the country, especially Karnataka. One problem with containing it is that the systems in place for monitoring the diseas
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No buzz
Controlling breeding is the way out
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Pandemic proportions
State reaction to disease bumbling
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Aerial raid on mosquitoes
Bangladesh is planning to conduct an aerial raid on mosquitoes, which are attacking cities in droves. Larvicide will be sprayed from helicopters on an estimated 20 million insects. The country
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Managing malaria
The case of malaria is an example of how excessive reliance on insecticides has damaged the environment and harmed public health