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Adilabad: Chikungunya on rise along with dengue and viral fevers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adilabad: Chikungunya on rise along with dengue and viral fevers

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Chikungunya cases are on the rise along with other seasonal diseases like dengue and viral fevers. Many people throng government and private hospitals with the symptoms of Chikungunya and viral fevers in Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal and Mancherial districts. Anti-larva spraying operations, bleaching drinking water and flogging operations are missing in many villages despite many people suffering from seasonal …

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How monsoon increases parasitic transmission leading to leg swelling disease
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How monsoon increases parasitic transmission leading to leg swelling disease

India Today  

There is always a surge in vector-borne diseases in monsoon. Lymphatic filariasis, often referred to as elephantiasis or haathipaon, is a debilitating neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic worms transmitted through mosquito bites. MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION India has developed a comprehensive strategy to eliminate LF, which includes biannual Mass Drug Administration campaigns starting on February 10 and August 10, extensive …

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The late-summer itch: Ankle-biting mosquitoes are in extra full force in L.A. Why?
1 year, 3 months ago

The late-summer itch: Ankle-biting mosquitoes are in extra full force in L.A. Why?

LA Times  

When you think “so L.A.,” Erewhon smoothies, Barbie-pink sunsets and baristas with IMDB credits might come to mind. “With just the first round of trapping after the rain, we’re really seeing numbers go up because there’s just so many little water sources in everybody’s backyard,” Kluh said. A lasting dip in mosquito numbers isn’t expected to arrive until December, said …

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Many kids down with dengue cases in erstwhile Adilabad district
2 years, 1 month ago

Many kids down with dengue cases in erstwhile Adilabad district

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Large numbers of children are down, dengue positive and undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals in the Adilabad region. According to official sources, 130 dengue-positive cases were confirmed via Elisa test in Adilabad region while 82 dengue-positive cases were reported from Mancherial district in the last two months. Private hospitals are not registering the information about the dengue-positive …

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Flood-hit Pakistan to purchase over 6 million mosquito nets from India
2 years, 2 months ago

Flood-hit Pakistan to purchase over 6 million mosquito nets from India

Deccan Chronicle  

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's health ministry has approved the purchase of over 6 million mosquito nets from India, as the country scrambles to contain the spread of malaria and other vector-borne diseases due to the unprecedented floods, according to a media report on Tuesday. The World Health Organisation is using financial resources provided by Global Fund to acquire the nets for Pakistan, …

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Firozabad Administration Release Gambusia Fish That Eat Mosquito Larvae in Ponds To Tackle Dengue Outbreak
3 years, 3 months ago

Firozabad Administration Release Gambusia Fish That Eat Mosquito Larvae in Ponds To Tackle Dengue Outbreak

News 18  

Battling a deadly outbreak of dengue and viral fever that has claimed 51 lives so far, the Firozabad district administration is releasing about 25,000 mosquitofish that eat larvae of dengue-breeding mosquitoes in ponds to check the spread of the disease, a senior district official said on Monday. District health officials have started releasing the fish, generically known as Gambusia, in …

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