Scientists of the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) have sounded an alert for the possibility of an attack of pink bollworm on Bt cotton in Haryana this year in view of the detection of the worm last year in a village in Jind district. The cotton scientists have maintained …
Since 2011, cohorts of schoolchildren in regions bordering Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania have been investigated for morbidity caused by Schistosoma mansoni infection. Despite being neighbouring countries with similar lifestyles and ecological environments, Tanzanian schoolchildren had lower S. mansoni prevalence and intensity and they were taller and heavier, fewer …
Sustainable control of soil-transmitted helminths requires a combination of chemotherapy treatment and environmental interventions, including access to safe drinking water, sufficient water for hygiene, use of clean sanitation facilities, and handwashing (WASH). We quantified associations between home-, school-, and community-level WASH characteristics and hookworm infection—both prevalence and eggs per gram …
The Three Gorges Dam (TGD) is a remarkable, far-reaching project in China. This study was conducted to assess the impact of TGD on changes in the ecological environment, snail distribution and schistosomiasis transmission in Dongting Lake area. Original Source
The combination of deworming and improved sanitation or hygiene may result in greater reductions in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection than any single intervention on its own. We measured STH prevalence in rural Bangladesh and assessed potential interactions among deworming, hygienic latrines, and household finished floors. Original Source
As many as 700 patients came to Sadar hospital until yesterday since Friday night A diarrhoea epidemic has affected hundreds of people since Friday night at Masjid Para, Majherpara, Baganpara, Masterpara, Mallik Para and Jintola Para in Chuadanga municipality. However, it had not claimed any life as of 8pm yesterday. …
A systematic review and meta-analysis by Kathrin Ziegelbauer and colleagues finds that sanitation is associated with a reduced risk of transmission of helminthiases to humans. Original Source
The number of schoolchildren from slums and rural areas, infected by deadly parasitic worms such as tapeworms and round worms, is increasing in the country due to poor sanitation and unclean water. The children of the age group of 6 to 14 years are most vulnerable to the deadly parasitic …
The importance of an uncontaminated water supply and proper sanitation in controlling enteric infections, as well as contributing to poverty eradication, has been recognized by the international community. Although sanitation appears to be no less effective as a public health measure than water supply improvements, targets for improving sanitation worldwide …
ALUVA: The presence of an enormous number of worms in the Periyar near the Sivarathri Manalpuram has spread panic among the people since Wednesday evening. The earthworm-like reddish worm is 10 centimetres long. Lakhs of worms are seen at the bathing ghat near the Siva temple here. They are also …
Zubeda Hamid | IN a tiny laboratory of the physics department in Lady Doak College, a project is on to map eye infections that cause blindness among children in Pudukottai district. Started last year, the three-year initiative is using the Geographic Information System through remote sensing to help predict areas …
One of the most pervasive problems afflicting people throughout the world is inadequate access to clean water and sanitation. Problems with water are expected to grow worse in the coming decades, with water scarcity occurring globally, even in regions currently considered water-rich. Addressing these problems calls out for a tremendous …
drinking water in south Delhi is severely contaminated, warn scientists at the All India Institute of Medical sciences ( aiims ). They have found that despite using chlorine for disinfection, there are alarming pervalence of disease-causing amoeba, bacteria, parasites, and larvae of insects in drinking water. Sarman Singh at the …
