World malaria report 2022
Each year, WHO’s World malaria report offers in-depth information on the latest trends in malaria control and elimination at global, regional and country levels. The report highlights progress towards
Each year, WHO’s World malaria report offers in-depth information on the latest trends in malaria control and elimination at global, regional and country levels. The report highlights progress towards
The monsoon has brought with it several cases of malaria. Twelve persons have died of malignant malaria in Lohardaga alone, while another four deaths have been reported in the Pakur district.
Cerebral malaria has killed four infants in tribal-dominated Littipara block of Pakur district in the past one week. The number of the affected is on the rise.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are common vectors for dengue virus and chikungunya virus. In areas where both viruses cocirculate, they can be transmitted together. During a dengue outbreak in Delhi in 2006, 17 of 69 serum samples were positive for chikungunya virus by reverse transcription
Agartala: Outbreak of gastro-enteritis coupled with viral fever and malaria has taken a worst turn in some areas of West and North Tripura districts, claiming at least three lives in a week.
Mumbai Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to Lilavati Hospital with suspected malaria infection on Sunday morning, was said to be recovering on the second day of hospitalisation on Monday. The doctors, however, said that they now suspect a dual malaria-dengue infection.
Scientists go door to door to bring the pests in, PCR test tells them which ones are dangerous OVER the last few years, people from some villages of Orissa got used to a team of researchers knocking on their doors at five in the morning. The team was on a mission to collect mosquitoes to study the insects
The researchers from the Regional Medical Research Centre and Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, also used the PCR technique to detect the chloroquine-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. The drug chloroquine was used in treating malaria until the parasite developed resistance to it. Using PCR, the scientists easily detected the chloroquine-resistant marker, K76T on a gene
A survey will be carried out in the Gorubathan block of the Kalimpong subdivision, where 50 people have been affected by malaria. Sources said the regional malaria director for north Bengal, Tulsi Pramanik, along with a team of experts, will visit the areas hit by the disease and suggest preventive measures.
Two more dengue deaths have been reported in last 24 hours in the twin-cities, taking the toll to three in the last one month.