In just three years, chikungunya cases in India increased by 390 per cent
Yet, the government spent just 68 per cent of total funds allocated in 2016 to fight vector-borne diseases
5 Facts About The Zika Virus
The new wretched virus in the block is the Zika Virus and it has been causing havoc across the world. Televisions, newspapers and the social …
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 …
Number of dengue cases in 2017 was the highest in a decade
There has been a more than 300 per cent hike in dengue cases since 2009, and even the total number of deaths in 2017 was the highest in the last …
Stung by Aedes
Incidence of dengue and chikungunya has grown dramatically in recent years. Let’s understand the impact of climate change on virus …
Dengue strikes early yet again
Dengue is known to spread after monsoon, but in the past couple of years, cases of the disease have been recorded in summer as well. This year …
Chikungunya cases increase by 70% since 2013
Haryana saw an almost 100% spike in chikungunya cases from 2013 to 2017, according to the National Health Profile 2017
Scientists find use of fly ash in mosquito control
Fly ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-based power generation, has found a new use - mosquito control
Did dinosaurs go extinct due to malaria?
A new research shows that the first vertebrate hosts of malaria were reptiles including dinosaurs
Indian scientists detect new strain of dengue virus
The new genotype was found in patients who were infected suffered due to one of the worst dengue epidemics in Tamil Nadu
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&…
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 …
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
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 we are bugged
Book>> Spillover • by David Quammen • W Norton and Company • Rs 1,550