India topped countries in the South-East Asia region for the most number of malaria cases and deaths in 2022, according to this report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Each year, WHO’s World malaria report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across …
Cissampelos pareira L. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms inhibited the propagation of rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei in vivo. In a typical fourday experiment, the BALB/c mice were administered with ethanol extracts of Cissampelos pareira L. and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms. The parasitaemian in untreated control group …
Over 2800 cases reported till October, officials asked to stay alert The state’s plans of introducing two varieties of fish, gambusia and guppy, to control the spread of mosquito larvae in ponds has failed to make an impact, at least in Bokaro, with the district administration now gearing up to …
Bhopal : The malaria situation in Madhya Pradesh has reached a critical level with the death toll consistently increasing every day and the opposition parties slamming the ruling BJP government for its failure to contain the epidemic like situation. While the exact state wide death toll is not clear, tribal …
JAIPUR: Malaria cases here have gone down but it is still making life miserable for the people. As per medical and health department figures, from October 16 to October 22 the total number of malaria patients was 4,402. Also, the number of PF malaria, which can cause death if not …
With the malaria situation in Madhya Pradesh reaching a critical level as the death toll increasing consistently every day, the BJP government has been slammed by the Opposition parties for its alleged failure to contain the epidemic-like situation and they have demanded removal of State Health Minister Narottam Mishra. Mr. …
With one more death on Sunday the toll due to malaria in Sidhi has increased to 70 and now neighbouring Mandsaur has also come under its grip. This is serious and unless the State Government takes steps to control it there are chances it may reach alarming proportions, writes Ritesh …
Even as India’s largest drug maker, Ranbaxy, is confident of launching its first “new drug” by January 2012 to combat malaria in the country, the global euphoria the potential drug had generated in the initial stages of its research seems missing. Health experts attribute this to the absence of international …
JAIPUR: At least 20 Chikungunia cases have been reported so far in Udaipur. The cases seemed to be increasing with each passing day. The Usarda village in Udaipur is in complete surveillance of the state medical and health department as various residents of the area are complaining about joint pain …
The total number of fever deaths reported in the district this year has more than doubled from last year. While a total of 8 cases were reported in 2010, the number has so far reached 20 this year. The increase is mainly owing to the diseases including leptospirosis (rat fever), …
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) aims to ready the master plan to combat the outbreak of diseases three months in advance. Talking to reporters, AMC commissioner Guruprasad Mohapatra admitted that the corporation has learnt its lessons and has decided that master plan will be readied three months in advance. …
JAIPUR: After the death of a minister's nephew of dengue, the medical and health department has started daily reporting of the fever. Till now there was no column about dengue fever in the daily reporting but from Thursday it has been included in the daily reporting document. "Earlier, the focus …
Suspected cases of dengue, one of the deadliest mosquito-borne diseases, are on the rise in the city. A physician is getting at least 3 cases of dengue every day. Doctors in civic hospitals said the number is alarming and unusual. Dr ND Moulick, head of medicine at the Sion Hospital, …
Raiganj, Nov. 2: The North Dinajpur district administration has ordered mandatory blood tests for all migrant workers returning from Mumbai to stem the spread of malignant malaria. The disease has killed four persons and affected 22 others in six gram panchayats in the district. Of the 22 patients, eight were …
At least 50 people have died of viral, malaria and dengue fevers across the district for the last two months. On an average, every day one person died of a fever related ailment in the district for the past two months. Medical department officials deny this. Most deaths occurred due …
Researchers on Sunday reported initial signs of success from the first release into the environment of mosquitoes engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offspring, killing them before they reach adulthood. The results, and other work elsewhere, could herald an age in which genetically modified insects will be used …
The life cycle of the malaria parasite in Anopheles mosquitoes was discovered in India in the 19th century by Ronald Ross, and it won him the Nobel prize in early 20th century. So, mosquitoes transmit malaria. Technically, that is all the information we need to prevent malaria — control mosquito …
The encephalitis dance of death in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar’s bordering districts looks set to cross all previous records this year. With 2-3 weeks still left in the ‘season’, the country-wide death toll is nearing the 1,000-mark, of which UP itself has a staggering toll of nearly 500. More …
Balurghat/Raiganj, Oct. 27: Thirteen people who worked as labourers in Gujarat have been diagnosed with malignant malaria at Tapan in South Dinajpur. They were all working in Gujarat and returned home after a co-worker died from the disease. Three persons who had been working in Mumbai had died from the …
