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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Hyderabad: Dengue mosquitoes don’t lose sting even after dark
If you are among those who thought or believed that dengue mosquitoes bit only early in the morning or before dusk, then beware! It’s time you stopped getting complacent at night, because city doctors
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Study throws light on innovative strategies for malaria elimination
India accounted for 6% of global malaria burden in 2016; highest number of cases reported in Odisha Universal access to malaria diagnosis and treatment and follow-up of patients with enhanced surveillance
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14,000 dengue cases for third time in 4 years
High incidence of dengue has been reported in the state for the fourth consecutive year. When dengue season has almost come to an end, this year so far 14,400 cases have been reported from across the
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Dengue: How to identify the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Dengue fever is caused by the bite of an Aedes Aegypti mosquito. This female mosquito lays eggs in water containers and plants near your surroundings. The species can survive year round in the subtropical
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Detection and distribution of Wolbachia endobacteria in Culex quinquefasciatus populations (Diptera: Culicidae) from Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
<p>Culex quinquefasciatus is a peridomestic mosquito known for its ability to transmit pathogenic diseases such as filariasis and Japanese encephalitis.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Culex
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Kolkata: Return of dengue-II stumps experts
KOLKATA: An overwhelming 85% of dengue patients in Kolkata were affected with serotype II of the virus — considered the second most virulent of the four serotypes to which immunity is low in the city —
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3 die ‘of dengue’, 294 positive in Rohtak
Dengue and other types of viral fevers continue to hit residents, with a number of patients thronging the local PGIMS as well as government and private hospitals in the district. Ansh, a 14-year-old boy
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547 confirmed dengue cases but medicines in short supply
161 confirmed cases reported in district in the past 18 days The number of confirmed as well as suspected dengue cases in the district is increasing day by day. As per the records of the District Health
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Chikungunya cases up tenfold in a year
HYDERABAD: While several cases of mystery fever have been reported from the city and parts of the state of late, the number of chikungunya cases (with similar symptoms) have seen a tenfold jump in Telangana
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Kolkata: This year, 80% had deadly dengue-II
KOLKATA: Stung by more than 20 dengue deaths in Kolkata this year, the civic authorities have marked out areas that are at risk from the virus. Blood samples of victims sent to National Institute of Cholera