World malaria report 2022
Each year, WHO’s World malaria report offers in-depth information on the latest trends in malaria control and elimination at global, regional and country levels. The report highlights progress towards
Vector Borne Diseases
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3 more test positive for dengue in Gurugram, count rises to four
GURUGRAM: Three more cases of dengue have been confirmed in the city, taking the total count to four this season. While a 30-year-old man from Bhondsi village and a 17-year-old girl from Sun City area
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City sees 34 fresh malaria cases, number rises to 207
With 34 fresh cases reported last week, the total number of malaria cases has reached at 207. On the other hand, the total number of people affected by dengue is 117 while the figure for chikungunya stands
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Dengue cases go up at SCB
Cuttack: Dengue patients continue to get admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here with the disease affecting 233 people since July 15. In the past 21 days, on a daily basis more than 10 persons
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Bilaspur grapples with dengue, scrub typhus
SHIMLA: Union health minister J P Nadda’s home district, Bilaspur, is grappling with epidemic prone diseases, with maximum cases of dengue and scrub typhus reported from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh this
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Government to observe ‘dry day’ on Sundays
JAIPUR: The state government has issued orders for observing every Sunday as ‘dry day’. Relax, beer guzzlers, wine lovers and regular tipplers, the order is not related to booze. Health department will
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Delhi: Pvt hospitals told to increase beds for combating dengue
NEW DELHI: Delhi government has advised private hospitals and nursing homes to increase their capacity by up to 20% of the approved bed strength in view of increasing dengue, malaria and chikungunya cases.
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Dengue larvae detected at 15 places
Anti-larvae teams of the Health Department and the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation detected 15 dengue larvae cases on Thursday during its ongoing drive against vector-borne diseases. Out of 15 cases,
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'Specially-bred mosquitoes help prevent dengue outbreaks'
In a first, Australian researchers have successfully protected an entire city from dengue outbreaks by deploying captive-bred mosquitoes that are unable to spread the deadly virus. Mosquitoes bred to
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Dengue worry stings harder, cases double compared to ’17
HYDERABAD: Dengue is virtually on the prowl in Hyderabad and Telangana this year. If official statistics are any indication, dengue prevalence over Telangana has more than doubled so far this year (January
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Malaria cases are decreasing in Tripura: Minister Sudip Roy Barman
AGARTALA: Tripura health minister Sudip Roy Barman said on Tuesday that cases of malaria are decreasing in the state. While addressing an event on prevention of communicable diseases at Pragna Bhawan