Genetically modified mosquitoes; WHO issues new guidance for research
The WHO standards are mainly about ethics, safety, affordability and effectiveness of genetically-modified mosquitoes
Severe and mixed malaria infections posing new challenges
A new study has confirmed a drastic shift in malaria occurrence in India. There is an increase in the number of severe infections instead of mild …
Africa needs to vaccinate 33 million children within 2 years to be on global immunisation track: WHO
Decreased vaccination levels due to the pandemic have led to a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, …
Can genetically modified mosquitoes control vector-borne diseases? Successful trial gives hope
The results, according to the biotechnology firm running the experiment, are positive. But larger tests are still needed to determine whether the …
Rise in malaria cases in 2016 may be due to decline in health aid
The global fight against malaria is stalled, especially in Africa, because of a decline in health aid, says a new report
Did you know dogs can detect malaria in our breath?
Using dogs to detect malaria in humans can help speed up global eradication of the disease as the method is non-invasive and allows many samples …
Fake drugs are one reason malaria still kills so many
Each year, 500000 people die of malaria annually, a preventable disease. Most of them children in Africa, where …
Borne again
Why is malaria, an easily preventable ailment, showing signs of resurging in all its fury, and what are we doing to contain its marauding steps?
Malaria menace
Health experts warn of an impending malaria epidemic in Vadodara. But government officials are silent over the issue
India comes up with strategic plan to eradicate malaria
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a plan for strategic action on malaria till 2022, with an aim to eradicate the disease by 2030
Malaria can be detected through body odour now
New research promises development of non-invasive diagnostic procedures for effective malaria screening
Global malaria mortality rates dropped 47 per cent between 2000 and 2013
Sixty-four countries are on track to meet Millennium Development Goal of reversing the incidence of malaria, according to a WHO report
Climate change and malaria
Though there is no evidence showing inter-annual variation in malaria transmission intensities and climatic determinants in the Northeast because …
Agriculture is linked with malaria in complex ways: evidence from 16 African countries
This is worrying because, currently, three branches of development are trying to achieve their goals in isolation
Climate’s clear connect: Africa is proof that extreme weather triggers and exacerbates disease; here’s how
Whether its is zoonoses or water-borne diseases, climate change has a clear role to play in their spread on the continent
New strategies needed for elimination of malaria: Experts
Conventionally less lethal malarial parasites are also taking up deadlier forms, they said
Paraguay now malaria-free
The country has worked on eliminating the disease for more than five decades and finally found success
The empire strikes back
Despite the progress in medical science, many old and new diseases seem to dodge us. Microbes which we bade farewell to, are raising their ugly …
Cash flows
The Indian government has procured a massive loan from the World Bank to deal with malaria
Back with a vengeance
Malaria is making a comeback. Parasites and mosquitoes have developed resistance to drugs and insecticides and new drugs are too costly and …
Malaria cornered
The killer malarial parasite may become vulnerable if drugs that target a particular enzyme are developed
Evergreen shrub may be a source of new cancer diagnostic agent
Nano carbon material extracted from the leaves of Sada bahar exhibits strong fluorescence, which makes them potentially suited for use in …
Catching viruses
Brand new infectious maladies such as Jacobson's disease have begun to plague the world, despite better sanitation and medication in developed …
The invisible bhadralok
Field notes from a waterborne land sheds light on the lives of those bengalis who barely exist for the outside world.
Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there
For the second time in a decade, South Africa is set to miss its malaria-elimination target