Herbal warfare against dengue

Nichinda leaves can combat dengue and filariasis

Mosquito trap

Agent B483

Bacteria in mangrove forests can eliminate mosquitoes

Honeytrap

Chemical lures mosquitoes towards insecticides

Dengue returns

HONG KONG

Home remedy

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

Africa lacks robust environmental health data

The impact of climate change on the spread of diseases in Africa is well established but there is little data available for action

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

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&…

Malaria breakthrough promises better drugs

Now that they have discovered how chloroquine controls the malaria parasite, scientists hope to use this knowledge to develop more efficient anti-…

Communities to the rescue

Malaria is no longer an unmanageable disease in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe, thanks to a community-based project

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

Why dengue needs out of the box thinking

India should learn from success of its malaria control efforts

BIG FOOT

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

Biopesticide delay plagues malaria control plan

As scientists debate which of two new pesticides should be used in the fight against malaria, the toll in the disease slowly rises.

Understanding mosquitoes can help us find better ways to kill them

Mosquitoes have developed complex adaptions to locate their favorite food sources

Mapping mosquitoes

Fighting malaria

The WHO initiates global move to check the onslaught of malaria

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