Chikungunya

Chikungunya chase

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-…

Check for chikungunya

In a first, Indian scientists develop vaccine against the disease

Vectors go on a rampage

Despite large funds released by the Centre, India struggles to control diseases

Chikungunya hits West Bengal

167 persons take ill

Taking sting out of Chikungunya

Chikungunya virus gets deadlier

Soapnut, a mosquito repellent

It inhibits growth of larvae and pupae of mosquitoes

Science & Technology - Briefs

Latin America in grip of chikungunya

Around a million people are reported to have been infected with disease in 34 countries

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 …

Mosquito matters

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

Mosquito bite research: could slapping on some cream help stop Zika?

Inflammation caused by mosquito bites helps viruses to infect the body

Chikungunya grips national capital

The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has reported chikungunya cases from other regions too, such as Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh …

State turns its back on health sector

With state-run health care facilities proving ill-equipped to tackle the surge in dengue and chinkungunya patients, private medicos are …

1.2 billion people in India at risk of zika virus transmission

If unprotected population in India gets exposed to zika virus, there is a possibility of witnessing a repeat of what we have already seen in Brazil

Unused funds, understaffed civic agencies cause spurt in vector-borne diseases

In 2015-16, only 42 per cent of the Rs 620 crore allocated for prevention of vector-borne diseases was spent

Chikungunya kills three in Delhi

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

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. …

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

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

Twice bitten, not yet shy

The gross mismanagement of our city’s environment is making us sick

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

Dengue-causing mosquito has a predator, it’s called Lutzia fuscana

According to a study by Calcutta University, spreading Lutzia larvae can be more effective in eradicating any virus-carrying mosquito

Bacteria in insects can help curb population of disease-causing mosquitoes: study

The study was aimed at male sterility to curb population of mosquitoes known to cause Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and Yellow fever