Search For "mosquito"
There is need for additional tools, measures for malaria elimination, says
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): On the occasion of World Mosquito Day, Principal Advisor of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Dr PK Sen said that there is a need for additional tools and measures for malaria elimination across different settings.
Read More
Siliguri Municipal Corporation releases guppy fish in parts of city to com
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 14 (ANI): Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Friday released guppy fish, who feed on mosquito larvae, in different parts of the city to combat dengue.
Read More
Siliguri Municipal Corporation releases guppy fishes in water bodies to co
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], August 13 (ANI): The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) released guppy fishes, known to feed on mosquito larvae and microbes in water bodies to combat dengue.
Read More
Kerala reports 3 more Zika virus cases, tally touches 51
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 26 (ANI): Kerala on Monday reported three more cases of Zika, taking the tally of the mosquito-borne infections in the state to 51, the state health department said.
Read More
Kerala reports 3 more cases of Zika virus, 44 in total
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): Kerala on Thursday confirmed three more cases of Zika virus, taking the tally of mosquito-borne infection to 44 in the state.
Read More
Kerala reports 3 more cases of Zika virus, state tally rises to 41
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 21 (ANI): Kerala on Wednesday reported three more cases of Zika virus taking the tally of the mosquito-borne infections in the state to 41 in the state.
Read More
One more Zika virus case reported in Kerala, state tally rises to 38
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 20 (ANI): Kerala on Tuesday reported one more case of Zika virus taking the tally of the mosquito-borne infections in the state to 38 in the state.
Read More
Kerala: 2 more confirmed cases of Zika virus, tally rises to 37
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Two more persons have been diagnosed with Zika virus, taking the tally of those infected with the mosquito-borne virus in Kerala to 37, state health minister Veena George said on Monday.
Read More
Mild Zika cases probably present since April, people not tested due to COV
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): It is likely that there have been mild cases of the Zika virus in Kerala since April this year, say doctors in Thiruvananthapuram, as patients were not getting tested due to rising COVID-19 cases and lockdown restrictions at that time.
Read More
Five more Zika virus cases reported in Kerala, tally rises to 28
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 (ANI): Five more people in Kerala have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, taking the state's case tally to 28, health minister Veena George informed on Thursday.
Read More
South Delhi civic body fines over 600 people after finding mosquito breedi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Ahead of the onset of monsoon in the national capital, the city's municipal corporations are taking necessary steps to control mosquito breeding and thereby contain vector borne diseases.
Read More
Researchers make new drug compound for stopping malaria
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis designed a drug-like compound that effectively blocks a critical step in the malaria parasite life cycle. They are working to develop this compound into
Read More