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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Why chikungunya slips under dengue radar
Chikungunya spreads round the year and is as prevalent as dengue, NIV finds after redefining symptoms Chikungunya is as widely prevalent in India as dengue but tends to get overlooked or missed due
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Monsoon arrival: L-G Anil Baijal directs agencies to intensify vector-control measures
With the monsoon hitting the national Capital, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal chaired a review meeting at the Raj Niwas directing the concerned agencies to intensify vector-control measures.
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Unclean surroundings, water scarcity add to dengue woes
PANAJI: With dengue cases on the rise, the directorate of health services closely monitored areas from where the fever was reported and found that factors leading the spurt in the mosquito-borne disease
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Dengue, swine flu on the rise
There were 50 cases reported in 2016 and five deaths recorded. Hyderabad: Dengue and swine flu have seen a rise in 2016-17 and continue to take their toll in the monsoon and winter seasons, according
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‘Less platelets in patients no reason for transfusion’
Nagpur: Platelet count is a common problem in lots of infections like malaria or dengue. But majority of the people do not require platelet transfusion and nothing will happen to them even if the count
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Malaria spreading faster than dengue in Delhi; 40 cases so far this season
Dengue and chikungunya aren’t the only mosquito-borne diseases people in Delhi need to be wary of. Malaria, which is spread by Anopheles mosquitoes that can breed in dirty water, is spreading fast too.
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Early warning system to predict dengue possible by mining data: Study
A new study has shown that an early warning system may be developed to predict dengue outbreaks by mining meteorological and epidemiological data for a given geographic area. In the study, scientists
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Malaria alert! Disease spreading faster than dengue in Delhi, 40 cases reported, says municipal report
At least 11 fresh cases of malaria have been reported during the past week in Delhi, pushing the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 40, according to a municipal
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Dengue beats rains in race
Jamshedpur: Monsoon hasn't arrived in Jharkhand, but dengue has. A 39-year-old woman, who was admitted to Tata Main Hospital (TMH) on June 18 with high fever, tested positive for the dengue virus on
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Monsoon is here, so is dengue sting
KOLKATA: A post-graduate student of Calcutta Medical College has tested positive for dengue, making it the first case after the onset of monsoon this year. The vector-borne disease had affected more than