Fighting malaria

The WHO initiates global move to check the onslaught of malaria

Chemical warfare

Time to get new bed nets

New mosquito threats shift risks from our swamps to our suburbs

Mosquito bites are important routes of transmission of Zika and other viruses but when it comes to spreading these pathogens, not all mosquitoes …

Twice bitten, not yet shy

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

Epidemic resurfaces

EGYPT

Chikungunya chase

WHO launches new initiatives to contain invasive malaria vectors in Africa

Shifting our focus to integrated and locally adapted vector control can save both money and lives

People play key role in anti-filaria project

A programme implemented in central Kerala shows how an illness can be controlled if the community is involved.

New biopesticide conquers mosquito larvae

Malaria is attaining near epidemic proportions in the country but researchers in Madras hold out a ray of hope. They have produced an …

Old malaria control method regains ground

Destroying mosquito larvae with the help of fish is not only environment-frinedly, but a profitable venture too

Malaria kills 21 in Mumbai

Health alert: parasite strain has turned virulent

Mosquito species from Asia poses growing risk to Africa’s anti-malaria efforts

This invasive mosquito is difficult to locate & is resistant to a number of insecticides

Lateral Thoughts: Don't blame it on the mosquito

Vector-borne diseases are complex and tackling just one aspect of the equation will not help  

What Africa still needs to do to eliminate malaria

Eliminating malaria in Africa has been held back by a range of factors, including a lack of funds and drug and insecticide resistance challenges

Mosquitoes befuddled

Certain smells can lure mosquitoes away from humans

Infect the mosquitoes

Bacteria that can control malarial spread identified

Popping situation

World Malaria Day: sub-Saharan Africa in the spotlight

WHO recommends a package of prevention approaches, including insecticide-treated nets, spraying indoor walls with insecticides and preventive …

GM flies promise a good night

Amid global protests, scientists find a new way to control malaria by modifying mosquito sperm to produce only male offspring

Fighting mosquitoes

Edible fish, Nile telapia, can fight mosquitoes carrying malaria

The mosquito catchers

What could have turned yellow fever outbreak into a global disaster?

Fast spread of yellow fever and lack of steady supply of vaccine had put WHO and global aid agencies in a spot

Scientists announce final trial results of world’s most advanced malaria vaccine

Vaccine can prevent a substantial number of cases of clinical malaria, especially in areas of high transmission rates