Vector Borne Diseases

Delhi Govt To Run City-Wide Dengue Awareness Campaign: Health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj

Saurabh Bharadwaj addressed the dengue situation in Delhi during a press conference.

The MCD has not provided reports on dengue and other vector-borne diseases for several weeks, despite a senior civic official's assertion that they are actively working to contain their spread, and the situation remains under control.

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Infectious Disease Outbreaks Correlated To Deforestation, Forest Conversion

A new study published in the Frontiers in Veterinary Science has found that deforestation, commercial palm plantation, and certain types of reforestation are correlated with the increasing outbreaks of infectious…

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Why Aedes Aegypti Loves To Bite Humans? Researchers Find Some Clues

According to a new study published in Current Biology, a mosquito that transmits dangerous viruses like dengue and Zika seems to have developed a taste for human blood because of the way that…

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Researchers Convert Female Mosquitoes To Nonbiting Males With Implications For Mosquito Control

Virginia Tech researchers have proven that a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into fertile male mosquitoes and identified a gene needed for male mosquito flight. Male mosquitoes do not…

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Scientists Develop A New Approach Which Is Likely To Improve The Study Of Malaria In India

Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have developed a new approach for Plasmodium vivax malaria parasite which is most prevalent in India. P. vivax…

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‘Major Breakthrough’ In Fight Against Diseases Spread By Mosquitoes

A study has shown that the use of a specialized drone, developed by IAEA and partners, to release tens of thousands of male mosquitoes, sterilized by using radiation, is effective: many of…

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Vector Borne Diseases

Delhi Govt To Run City-Wide Dengue Awareness Campaign: Health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj

Infectious Disease Outbreaks Correlated To Deforestation, Forest Conversion

Why Aedes Aegypti Loves To Bite Humans? Researchers Find Some Clues

Researchers Convert Female Mosquitoes To Nonbiting Males With Implications For Mosquito Control

Scientists Develop A New Approach Which Is Likely To Improve The Study Of Malaria In India

‘Major Breakthrough’ In Fight Against Diseases Spread By Mosquitoes

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No Chhath Puja at Yamuna Banks This Time As Delhi HC Refuses Permission Over Pollution, Health Concerns

Vitamin K2 Supplementation Effective In Reducing Nocturnal Leg Cramps In Older Adults: Study Shows

Diwali Firecracker Pollution: Should India Prepare For The Worst AQI Levels?