Malaria cases and deaths steadily decreasing since 2013 The Health Department has called for the early diagnosis and prompt and complete treatment of malaria and sustained vector control measures to help Kerala achieve the target of eliminating malaria by 2020. Kerala had been the first State in the country to …
NEW DELHI Diseases like tuberculosis, malaria and kala azar, which are often considered as diseases of developing countries, will finally get some more contribution and attention from scientists and pharmaceutical companies. Taking a lead to provide a collaborative effort from scientists, doctors, technocrats, students and people with expertise, Union science …
policymakers in India swear by the insecticide ddt to contain sand fly, the kala-azar vector. There are alternatives to using chemicals, a group of researchers has found by studying 50 villages in five kala-azar endemic districts in Bihar. The disease is most prevalent in the state. Critics say the study …
The model for kala azar eradication is a cross-sectoral public-private partnership, writes Kavita Khanna in the second of a two-part series Globally, kala azar is the second largest parasitic killer after malaria. In India, Bihar is the epicentre of kala azar, home to, as per the state Kala Azar Task …
The model for kala azar eradication is a cross-sectoral public-private partnership, writes Kavita Khanna in the second of a two-part series Globally, kala azar is the second largest parasitic killer after malaria. In India, Bihar is the epicentre of kala azar, home to, as per the state Kala Azar Task …
This is an investigation into how serious the kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) situation was in colonial Bihar, what the government's policy was to control it and how the people responded to it. Until 1903, medical men had little idea about the true nature of this disease, which spread rapidly in the …
In all, 22 persons have been found suffering from black fever in the State and the disease has been dealt with utmost care and hence has not spread beyond Chapaidong locality of Panikhaiti area in the city. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated this in the State Assembly today. The …
High alert has been sounded in Asom following the outbreak of kalaazar on the outskirts of Guwahati. Health Department sources said that the samples tested for suspected kalaazar have yielded positive results and the patients would be shifted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) soon. The suspected cases …
kala-azar is spreading. Two cases of the disease, usually found in eastern parts of India, have been reported from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The pathogen could spread in the area because sandflies, which transmit it, are already present in the region. The treatment for kala-azar is generally expensive and has …
May 21, 2007: The case of 16-year-old Dasai Manjhi of Madhubani block shows how easy it is for patients to get lost in the crowded district hospital at Motihari, East Champaran. Dasai had been suffering from fever for the past four months and local treatment hasn't helped. When he finally …
known for its cosmetic applications, aloe vera, the wonder plant, has now been found to possess ingredients that can cure kala-azar and some other forms of leishmaniasis. Ghrita Kumari, as the plant is locally known, can kill two forms of leishmania parasites, researchers from Kolkata's Institute of Post Graduate Medical …
A degraded environment brings with it a set of health problems - some new and some, which have posed a challenge over the years. Presenting Body Burden, a compilation of reports from Down to Earth on the health impacts of environment pollution in India.
The Indian government proposes to eliminate kala-azar, which has been a serious public health problem in Bihar. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of unresponsiveness to sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of new cases of visceral leishmaniasis and to identify the associated factors.
There is some good news for the thousands of people who get affected by kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis) in India. A new drug is being soon introduced in the market by German Remedies, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila. Miltefosine
herbs prove to be cheap and effective remedies for kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis). This has been found out during studies conducted by researchers from Patna-based Balaji Utthan Sansthan. The find is important, as most people affected by the disease cannot afford to buy drugs. Ninety per cent of the worldwide …
the scientists of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (niaid), Washington, usa , have developed a vaccine, which would protect people from Leishmaniasis transmitted by sand flies and known in India as kala azar. Different species of the parasite can bring about different symptoms, which range from nose, throat …
a recent article, in one of the dailies in Delhi reported that Bihar accounts for 90 per cent of kala-azar cases countrywide and 5.5-crore people are prone to it in 30 of the 56 districts of the state. Now, the Catholic Health Association of India (chai), at Secunderabad in Andhra …
The world is shrinking for Santosh Kumar Manjhi. Bedridden for the past few months, the boy looks much too young for his 13 years of age. His world is limited to his small room in village Capshar in district Saran of northern Bihar. His stomach is swollen, his body reduced …
