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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Impacts of climate change on indirect human exposure to pathogens and chemicals from agriculture
Climate change is likely to affect the nature of pathogens and chemicals in the environment and their fate and transport. Future risks of pathogens and chemicals could therefore be very different from those of today.
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Mosquito menace hits city
Ahmedabad: People in this part of Ahmedabad have got used to living by the side of a gutter. Residents of Shilaj, Ghuma, Manipur, Ghodhavi and surrounding areas have been tormented by what they call monster mosquitoes' for the last three years now.
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Dengue virus in Singapores Little India
Public health officers have been put on a high alert after a rare and unfamiliar dengue virus has been spotted in large numbers in Little India. Little India is one of the busiest ethnic quarters in Singapore with a large cluster of Indian population, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis also flourish in Little India which is a must on Singapore tourist circuit.
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Health care tells on the poor
BHUBANESWAR: Outbreak of emerging diseases has not only posed a potent challenge to health care delivery systems in the State but also reinforced the poverty-ill health nexus in the society by imposing
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New malaria control programme devised
BHUBANESWAR: An Innovative technique which can do wonders for malaria control programme through vector monitoring has been devised by the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) here. The molecular biology technique can identify species, their host preference, parasite presence and drug resistance. All at one go, thereby saving on both resources and time.
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Fresh meningitis deaths reported in Tripura
AGARTALA, March 8
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Microbial larvicide application by a large-scale, community-based program reduces malaria infection prevalence
Malaria control in Africa is most tractable in urban settlements yet most research has focused on rural settings. Elimination of malaria transmission from urban areas may require larval control strategies that complement adult mosquito control using insecticide-treated nets or houses, particularly where vectors feed outdoors.
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Global warming is aiding the spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Patiala: Global warming is worsening the situation by way of fomenting the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases, said Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dam, USA, Karamjit Singh Rai, while presiding on the concluding day of the three-day international conference on Entomology at Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, on Monday .
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Dengue claims seasons first victim
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first death due to dengue fever during this season has been reported from Vizhinjam. A three-and-a-half-year old girl, Joicy from Kottapuram in Vizhinjam, died of dengue on Monday.
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Mosquito Genes Could Be Target In Malaria Fight
LONDON - Researchers say they have identified genes that make some African malaria-carrying mosquitoes resistant to insecticide, and hope the breakthrough could boost efforts to prevent the deadly disease.