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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Mosquito biting activity on humans & detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles stephensi in Goa, India
Knowledge of the bionomics of mosquitoes, especially of disease vectors, is essential to plan appropriate vector avoidance and control strategies. Information on biting activity of vectors during the night
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Estimating the burden of Malaria: The need for improved surveillance
Over the past decade there has been a massive scale-up of antimalarial interventions including insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), artemisinin-combination treatments (ACTs), and rapid-diagnostic tests (RDTs),
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World malaria report 2011
The World Malaria Report 2011 summarizes information received from 106 malaria-endemic countries and shows clear progress in the fight against malaria and a decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths. For the first time, it contains individual profiles for 99 countries with ongoing malaria transmission.
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Perceptions regarding mosquito borne diseases in an urban area of Rajkot city
Mosquito borne diseases is a growing urban problem because of unplanned urbanization, industrialization and excessive population growth coupled with rural to urban migration. For developing a suitable
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Antimalarial effect of Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms and Cissampelos pareira L. on Plasmodium berghei
Cissampelos pareira L. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms inhibited the propagation of rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei in vivo. In a typical fourday experiment, the BALB/c mice were administered
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Larval development of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in peri-urban brackish water and its implications for transmission of arboviral diseases
<p>Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus Skuse mosquitoes transmit serious human arboviral diseases including yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. Females
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The modest woman who beat malaria for China
The origins of our best drug against malaria have long been a mystery. Meet Tu Youyou, who scoured ancient Chinese medical texts for the cure.
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GM mosquito fights dengue by killing its own
This May Help Raise Tweaked Bugs To Fight Insect-Borne Diseases And Control Pests These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill — their own children. Researchers on Sunday reported initial signs
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More workers down with malaria - Health teams to collect blood samples of 6000
Balurghat/Raiganj, Oct. 27: Thirteen people who worked as labourers in Gujarat have been diagnosed with malignant malaria at Tapan in South Dinajpur. They were all working in Gujarat and returned home
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Study on Japanese encephalitis vaccine effects
Dibrugarh, Oct. 16: The Assam Medical College and Hospital and Regional Medical Research Councilat Lahowal in Dibrugarh will soon conduct a largescale study on the effects of Japanese encephalitis vaccine