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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Hype, hope and myths of malaria control: Are the mortality estimates correct
<p>In the 1930s, Brigadier Sinton, a highly decorated doctor of the British Indian Army, and a pioneer in the field of malaria control in India, said 'the very problem of survival in India seems to be that of malaria'. Almost 8 decades later, we seem to be no better! At the time of India's independence, malaria was responsible for an estimated 75 million cases and 0.8 million deaths annually.
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Malaria success in Africa
Malaria is in retreat in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa after a huge effort in the last two years to get bed nets and indoor spraying into areas where the disease is endemic, but the gains are fragile, according to the World Health Organisation. Malaria cases or hospital admissions and deaths have been cut by half in 11 African countries over the past decade, the WHO's world malaria repor
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Australia to test 'mosquito vaccine' against human disease
In January, entomologists will start deploying a strange bacterium called Wolbachia pipientis in an attempt to halt disease transmission by mosquitoes. Their target is Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that
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MCD to promote mosquito-proof coolers
The MCD is mulling over making people aware about
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Interrupting malaria transmission: Quantifying the impact of interventions in regions of low to moderate transmission
Malaria has been eliminated from over 40 countries with an additional 39 currently planning for, or committed to, elimination. Information on the likely impact of available interventions, and the required time, is urgently needed to help plan resource allocation.
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World malaria report 2010
<p>This global annual report covers 106 malaria-endemic countries and highlights continued progress made towards meeting the World Health Assembly (WHA) targets for malaria to be achieved by the end of 2010 and by 2015. Outlines evolving situation of financing for malaria control and how these growing resources have resulted in increased coverage of WHO-recommended malaria control interventions.</p>
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Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases
Neglected tropical diseases blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. These close companions of poverty weaken impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede global public health outcomes.
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Best practices in dengue surveillance: A report from the Asia-Pacific and Americas Dengue Prevention Boards
Dengue fever is a virus infection that is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause severe disease especially in children. Dengue fever is a major problem in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
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Effect of sub-lethal concentrations of insect growth regulator, lufenuron on larval growth and development of Aedes aegypti
The effect of sub-lethal concentrations (LC20 =0.0002 and 0.001 ppm, and LC40 = 0.002 and 0.02 ppm for II and IV instar larvae respectively) of a dispersible concentrate formulation of the insect growth regulator, lufenuron on larval growth and development of Aedes aegypti was studied.
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Shrinking the malaria map: progress and prospects
n the past 150 years, roughly half of the countries in the world eliminated malaria. Nowadays, there are 99 endemic countries