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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8 chikungunya cases in Shimoga dist
Chikungunya has re-surfaced in the district as blood samples of 8 patients were tested positive this month. The number is likely to go up as more than 50 suspected cases were reported from Sominakoppa, Hadonahalli, Bannikere and Kommanahal villages in the taluk.
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Coastal zone in misery
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is raining curses on the fishing community along this 26-km coastal stretch of the district. It is not just the devouring fury of the rains the poverty-stricken coastal community has to contend with. This time, the higher powers have unleashed ruthless armies of the most virulent strains of bacteria, virus and parasites upon them, not one by one but in one fell swoop.
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A parasites pantomime
How the sleeping sickness protozoan evades capture history provides examples of robbers who were masters at disguise. Charles Peace of 19th century England was one. A scholarly gentleman during the day and a burglar by nightfall, he embarrassed even the Scotland Yard at its inability to apprehend him. Science provided him with a rival. The protozoan Trypanosoma brucei, which
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More floods, no winter
Arnab Pratim Dutta
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Malaria claims 17 lives in Mizoram
AIZAWL, June 11
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Chikungunya spreads to 72 Karnataka taluks
Nagesh Prabhu BANGALORE: Chikungunya, the viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has spread to 72 taluks in Karnataka causing concern among officials and doctors of the Health Department.
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10 malaria cases reported
Chandigarh With the onset of the monsoon season, malaria cases have seen a steady rise. Though the UT Health department has declared June as the anti-malaria month, around 10 cases have been reported till date. The last year
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Anti-malaria workers attacked in Garo Hills
TURA, May 31
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Let the young ones be
A new anti-malaria strategy: Target the older mosquitoes
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The best drug is losing battle against malaria
London: Studies of patients in western Cambodia suggest that malaria could be developing resistance to the most effective type of drug, putting millions of lives at risk.