World malaria report 2013
This 2013 edition of the annual WHO report on malaria summarizes information received from malaria-endemic countries and updates the analyses presented in the 2012. It highlights the progress made...
View ArticleScreening of local plants for their repellent activity against mosquitoes...
A preliminary screening was carried out on five plants viz., Azadirachta indica, Citrus medica, Murraya koenigii, Ocimum tenuifloreum and Ricinus communis for their repellent activity against mosquitoes.
View ArticleA global brief on vector-borne diseases
This comprehensive brief explains why vector-borne diseases merit global attention. It provides detail on the vectors and the diseases they cause. It outlines the various methods of prevention and control
View ArticleFrom malaria control to malaria elimination: a manual for elimination...
On World Malaria Day (25 April), WHO is launching a manual to help countries to assess the technical, operational and financial feasibility of moving towards malaria elimination. WHO’s new guide, "From
View ArticlePredictors of plasma DDT and DDE concentrations among women exposed to indoor...
The present analysis included 381 women enrolled in the Study of Women and Babies (SOWB) during 2010–2011, from eight South African villages in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Indoor residual spraying
View ArticleMalaria control: The great mosquito hunt
From dogs to balloons, researchers are using unorthodox ways to find out where malaria vectors hide during a long dry season.
View ArticleA review of the vector management methods to prevent and control outbreaks of...
West Nile virus infection is a growing concern in Europe. Vector management is often the primary option to prevent and control outbreaks of the disease. Its implementation is, however, complex and needs
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on deaths from encephalitis in the country,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on deaths from encephalitis in the country, 15/07/2014.
View ArticleEthics, economics, and the use of Primaquine to reduce Falciparum Malaria...
Following a decade of gains in malaria control, two divergent prospects are emerging: malaria elimination in many endemic countries, and spreading artemisinin-resistant P. falciparum undermining these
View ArticlePrioritizing pregnant women for long-lasting insecticide treated nets through...
The use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs), and subsequently the new generation of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs), has been a core malaria prevention strategy for more than two decades,
View ArticleWorld malaria report 2014
The World Malaria Report 2014 summarizes information received from malaria-endemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2013 report. It assesses global and regional...
View ArticleMapping global vulnerability to dengue using the water associated disease index
The first-ever maps of global vulnerability to dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical virus that produces a painful condition of body joints sometimes referred to as "breakbone fever," were published by UN
View ArticleAnalysis of phytochemical components and larvicidal activity of Thevetia...
In the present study larvicidal efficacy of methonol leaf extract of Thevetia peruviana was tested against the aquatic stages of Aedes aegypti.
View ArticleInvesting to overcome the impact of neglected tropical diseases
This third WHO report on neglected
View ArticleProspects for malaria elimination in Mesoamerica and Hispaniola
Malaria remains endemic in 21 countries of the American continent with an estimated 427,000 cases per year. Approximately 10% of these occur in the Mesoamerican and Caribbean regions. During the last...
View ArticleDDT-based indoor residual spraying suboptimal for visceral leishmaniasis...
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is used to control visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India, but it is poorly quality assured. Quality assurance was performed in eight VL endemic districts in Bihar State,...
View ArticleAn outbreak of Chikungunya in rural Bangladesh, 2011
The first identified Chikungunya outbreak occurred in Bangladesh in 2008. In late October 2011, a local health official from Dohar Sub-district, Dhaka District, reported an outbreak of undiagnosed fever
View ArticleEfficacy and long-term safety of a dengue vaccine in regions of endemic disease
A candidate tetravalent dengue vaccine is being assessed in three clinical trials involving more than 35,000 children between the ages of 2 and 16 years in Asian–Pacific and Latin American countries. The
View ArticleA candidate dengue vaccine walks a tightrope
The most advanced candidate vaccine against dengue viruses, called CYD-TDV, is progressing toward potential registration and review by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016. CYDTDV is a formulation
View ArticleAssociations between urbanicity and malaria at local scales in Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to show the greatest rates of urbanization over the next 50 years. Urbanization has shown a substantial impact in reducing malaria transmission due to multiple factors,
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