World not on track to meet 2020 milestone for malaria control: WHO
Currently, less than one per cent of the global funds for health R&D investment are allocated to develop tools to fight malaria
WHO launches high impact plan to check malaria
The newly launched response, high burden to high impact, builds on the principle that no one should die from a disease that can be easily prevented
Method to prescribe tamarind for chikungunya yet to be found
A new study shows that tamarind seed can help cure chikungunya but the method to prescribe it is yet to be found, says an author of the study
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
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&…
Malawi first country in southern Africa to eliminate trachoma: WHO
The Global Trachoma Mapping Project in the country helped in targeted action
Five little-known diseases to watch out for in 2017
Emerging diseases on which the experts are keeping a close eye
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 dengue needs out of the box thinking
India should learn from success of its malaria control efforts
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
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 virus explained: Should India be worried?
A nation-wide vector surveillance published in 2021 carried out by ICMR showed that mosquitoes in 3 of the 6,492 pools assessed were positive for …
Zika, the mystery fever, now grips India
In 2016, authorities had negated the possibility of this virus transmission in the country
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
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 we are bugged
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