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-…