Chikungunya hits West Bengal

167 persons take ill

Mosquito matters

The blood-sucking pest is altering itself with changing environment. But studies on it are few and far between

Taking sting out of Chikungunya

Chikungunya virus gets deadlier

Why India must keep investing in health innovations

Only by committing ourselves to funding health innovation in the long term will India be able to realise today’s most urgently-needed solutions

How to tame the mosquito

India does not have to bear the onslaught of vector-borne diseases year after year. It is possible to control mosquitoes that spread these diseases

Are we losing the war on dengue, chikungunya and mystery fever?

Be it heavy breeding, unplanned construction or possible virus mutation, the dengue and chikungunya cases have spiraled out of control this year. …

Soapnut, a mosquito repellent

It inhibits growth of larvae and pupae of mosquitoes

Stung by Aedes

Incidence of dengue and chikungunya has grown dramatically in recent years. Let’s understand the impact of climate change on virus …

Japanese encephalitis continues to claim lives; Odisha, UP worst-hit

Hundreds of children are dying despite health officials claiming 100 per cent immunisation

Coming out of the jungle, infectious diseases

Diseases associated with forests can, in several ways, be seen as a reaction to change in relationship between humans and forests  

डेंगू खत्‍म करने में मच्‍छर ही होंगे नया हथियार

ऐसे मच्‍छरों का परीक्षण ऑस्‍ट्रेलिया, इं‍डोनेशिया और ब्राजील में हो चुका है और शीघ्र ही भारत में भी परीक्षण शुरू होंगे 

रात का कृत्रिम प्रकाश एडीज मच्छरों के व्यवहार को बना रहा है आक्रामक

प्रकाश प्रदूषण के बढ़ते स्तर से डेंगू बुखार, पीला बुखार (येलो फीवर), चिकनगुनिया और जीका जैसी बीमारियां होने के आसर बढ़ गए हैं

India’s mysterious diseases: A timeline

India has witnessed at least 33 unknown fever and 12 acute encephalitis syndrome outbreaks since 2019

Chikungunya kills three in Delhi

Municipal authority claims four deaths due to dengue, but the number may be higher

How the 2015-16 El Nino affected disease outbreaks

Major diseases like chikungunya, dengue, malaria, hantavirus, rift valley fever, cholera, plague and zika are affected by the weather events …

Science & Technology - Briefs

Political apathy, unplanned urbanisation make vector-borne diseases hard to control in India

Only 60 per cent of the total plan outlay for vector-borne diseases spent between 2007 to 2013; lack of co-ordination between ministries and …

Future shock

As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…