Tag: malaria
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World’s first and only malaria vaccine launched in Africa: WHO
Malawi is the first of three in Africa where RTS,S is to be made available to children up to two years of age.
April 24, 2019 -
Malaria and the sniffer dog
The legendary nose of mans best friend may find a place in the pathologists lab.
November 7, 2018 -
29 malaria cases reported in July
As many as 29 cases of malaria have been reported from Delhi in the first three weeks of July, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 75. According to a municipal report released on Monday, two cases of malaria were reported in February, one each in April and …
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July 24, 2018 -
India recorded 6% of global malaria cases in 2016: WHO
According to the global health body, 15 countries accounted for 80 per cent of all malaria cases globally in 2016.
November 29, 2017 -
Five new malaria vaccine targets identified
Scientists discovered that different antibodies were attacking the parasite at different steps as it invaded the red blood cell.
October 25, 2017 -
CoBRA unit Commando dies of malaria in Chhattisgarh
A jawan of the CRPF’s elite CoBRA unit died of malaria in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said on Sunday. Head constable Brahmanand, belonging to the 206th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), succumbed to malaria at Sukma district hospital, Additional Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla told PTI. The jawan, posted at the paramilitary …
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October 22, 2017 -
Safdarjung hospital reports 1st dengue death this season
The death of a 27-year-old woman, who was undergoing treatment for dengue at Safdarjung hospital, is reportedly the first case of a patient succumbing to the viral disease in the hospital this season. A resident of Gurgaon, the victim had been suffering from high fever when she was admitted to hospital on 23 September, said …
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October 5, 2017 -
What is super malaria or superbug?
WHO reports: Over 212 million people the world over are infected with malaria each year, and nearly 430,000 people died from the disease in 2015.
September 23, 2017 -
Cigarette butts to eliminate mosquitoes?
Cigarette butts (CBs) thrown into garbage as trash can be turned into a valuable resource for killing mosquitoes that cause malaria, a new study by an international team, including from India, has revealed. This novel method for pest control — using CBs for the synthesis of silver nanostructures — has been reported by the international …
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September 22, 2017 -
Five swine flu deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh
Swine flu has so far claimed five lives in Madhya Pradesh while 143 persons, suspected of having the deadly disease, have been tested in the state, health officials said on Monday. “Diseases such as swine flu, dengue, malaria, chikungunya, etc. are being analysed everyday. From July 1 to August 13, 143 persons suspected of having …
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August 14, 2017 -
Protein target to help fight malaria identified
Scientists have identified a protein that allows malaria parasites to invade red blood cells, and could be targeted to stop the spread of the deadly infection. The finding paves the way for developing new drugs that can treat drug resistant malaria. When malaria parasites invade red blood cells, they form an internal compartment in which …
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July 7, 2017 -
How ‘gardening’ may help tackle malaria
Gardening may serve as a powerful tool against the spread of malaria, say scientists who found that getting rid of certain flowers can help curb mosquito population by cutting off their food supply. Researchers, including those from Hebrew University in Israel, tested nine villages in the arid Bandiagara district of Mali in West Africa. They …
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July 5, 2017 -
Malaria infection may cause bone loss too
Malaria infection may result in bone loss as a result of chronic inflammation induced by accumulated by-products in the bone marrow left by the parasite that causes the disease, say researchers. Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites is a life-threatening infectious disease that kills at least half a million people annually while causing over 200 million …
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June 3, 2017 -
Deforestation causing increase in malaria cases
Human-induced deforestation may be causing an increase in malaria cases, according to a new study of 67 less-developed, malaria-endemic countries. Nearly 130 million hectares of forest – an area almost equivalent in size to South Africa – have been lost since 1990, according to a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the …
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May 23, 2017 -
Gene variant reduces risk of severe malaria by 40%
Researchers have identified a gene variant related to human red blood cells that has the potential to reduce the risk of severe malaria by 40 per cent. Malaria is a disease caused by a plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Plasmodium falciparum — the most widespread malarial parasite in Africa which infects …
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May 19, 2017 -
Crab shell spray may help prevent malaria
A spray made from crab shells and silver nanoparticles may curb the spread of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, say scientists who tested the environment friendly solution successfully in India. “The solution can be employed at low dosages to strongly reduce populations of the malaria vector, the Anopheles sundaicus mosquito without detrimental effects on the predation of natural …
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May 15, 2017 -
Malaria to be eliminated from 15 states by 2020: Official
There has been a progressive decline in the number of cases of malaria and deaths due to it and the disease is likely to be eliminated from at least 15 states in another three years, according to the government. "By 2020 we will be able to eliminate malaria from 15 states with an annual parasite …
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May 14, 2017