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91 dengue cases reported in India so far, 22 in Delhi: Govt
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Health released on Thursday this year's figures regarding the number of cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and Chikungunya.
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Union Health Minister reviews preparedness to keep waterborne diseases und
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): As monsoon sets in, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan along with Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday met Health Department and civic body officials and discussed measures to be taken to prevent the outbreak of waterborne diseases in the nationa
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Could botox cousin reduce malaria?
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Scientists have discovered an environment-friendly toxin belonging to botox family that selectively targets mosquitos and could reduce malaria.
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Climate warming may increase malaria risk in colder areas
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): Even a slight increase in temperature may shoot up the risk of malaria to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, including travellers, in areas that are currently too cold for the completion of malaria parasites development, claims a recent study.
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6-month-old treated for Malaria by CRPF docs in Maoist affected Bastar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 17 (ANI): A six-month-old baby girl suffering from Malaria was treated by CRPF doctors despite her parents' reluctance to see a doctor because of fear of Maoists in Bastar district, said Baskar Rao Assistant commandant, 201 Cobra, CRPF.
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New findings could lead to better detection, treatment of chronic malaria
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): Researchers have found that certain metabolic systems in the blood of people with chronic malaria change to support a long-term host-parasite relationship.
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Global Partners commit to step up the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): At the kick-off meeting of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, leaders, global health organizations, civil society groups and people affected by the diseases vowed collective action to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and acceler
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Study finds more die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): A new study now reveals that around that world 4.2 million people die every year within 30 days after surgery. The study further states that half of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Mosquito that transmits malaria detected in Ethiopia for first time
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan 15 (ANI): Mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected for the first time in Ethiopia. The study led by a Baylor University researcher says that the discovery points towards more people being put at risk for malaria in new regions.
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Researchers discover way for 'mosquito birth control'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 08 (ANI): According to studies, more than 500 million people around the world suffer from diseases transmitted by mosquitoes including malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika and West Nile.
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Men, school-going children more vulnerable to malaria
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 12 (ANI): According to a recent study, in households that don't have an adequate number of insecticide-treated bed nets, pregnant women and children under the age of five are the most likely family members to sleep under the ones they have, leaving men and school-g
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Malaria cases declined by 24% in India: WHO report
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 20 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) in a report stated that India is the only country to have recorded a substantial decline in malaria cases in 2017 out of the 11 highest burden countries worldwide.
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