How to use evolution to fight malaria

Scientists have proposed a new strategy to select mosquitoes which can be checked by repellents, thereby less likely to transmit malaria

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

Over 15,000 dengue cases reported in India so far; Delhi breaks five-year record

The government claims having prepared a list of sensitive areas in Delhi where high level of breeding was traced in 2015

Dengue spreads its wings

Unusual weather pattern with long dry spells in the rainy season and lack of preparedness on the part of government were to blame for the outbreak&…

The kiss of death

An early monsoon and increasing drug resistance spark off malaria fatalities in Assam

Safe bite?

A parasite's pantomime

मच्छरों के जीन में बदलाव करके वैज्ञानिकों ने खोजा मलेरिया से निपटने का उपाय

वैज्ञानिकों ने मादा मच्छरों की आबादी को रोकने के लिए जीन ड्राइव तकनीक का इस्तेमाल किया है

All you need to know about Zika and how it spreads

Nitesh Pandey, a researcher in Evolutionary Medicine with Indian Astrobiology Research Foundation, talks about Zika and how the mobility of …

Zika, the mystery fever, now grips India

In 2016, authorities had negated the possibility of this virus transmission in the country

Five little-known diseases to watch out for in 2017

Emerging diseases on which the experts are keeping a close eye

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 grips national capital

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

Is chicken's odour the answer to mosquito-borne diseases?

Research finds that mosquitoes avoid feeding on chicken through olfactory identification

All you need to know about dengue

What is it, how does it spread, what are the symptoms and how is it treated?

Why evolution must be at the centre of fighting parasitic infections

Each year more than 200 million cases of malaria are recorded across the globe

Sexual transmission of Zika more common than thought: WHO

Mosquitoes remain the primary driver of the transmission

Why don’t we wipe mosquitoes off the face of the Earth?

They spread disease and misery and account for millions of deaths every year. There's not a lot to be said for mosquitoes

Why dengue needs out of the box thinking

India should learn from success of its malaria control efforts

Why we are bugged

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On dengue trail

Scientists study populations of Aedes aegypti

To hell with the hippocratic oath

Sure shot!

How the malaria parasite takes out an 'insurance policy' to deal with the immune system

Threat of vector-borne diseases: The way ahead

As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, cases of vector-borne diseases that constitute 17% of all infectious diseases globally, have …

Lack of global funds likely to kill millions from malaria: WHO

The world fell short of US 1.3 billion in 2017 to check malaria and at least 400,000 are likely to die in 2018 if enough funds are not arranged