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 New Weapon Against Malaria New Weapon Against Malaria
An estimated 655,000 people died from malaria in 2010, according to the World Health Organization. It is also estimated that over 200 million people contract malaria on an annual basis. ...
 Britain At Risk of Dengue Spread Due to Climate Change Britain At Risk of Dengue Spread Due to Climate Change
Experts have warned that Asian tiger mosquitoes is likely to transmit tropical diseases, which includes dengue, in Britain because of climate change. The mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has...
 Dengue Epidemic in Rio Dengue Epidemic in Rio
Rio de Janeiro declares dengue epidemic after diagnosing more than 50,000 cases of the mosquito-borne infection. "We have a plan focused on the epidemic and we continue to be in a s...
Progress In Anti-Malaria Fight, WHO Applauds Progress In Anti-Malaria Fight, WHO Applauds
On Tuesday The World Health Organisation hailed major gains in the anti-malaria fight, one of the key causes of death in the developing world, but cautioned global access to treatment remain...
Drug-resistant Malaria in Thailand Borders can be Contained, WHO Optimistic Drug-resistant Malaria in Thailand Borders can be Contained, WHO Optimistic
Drug-resistant malaria that has emerged along Thailand's borders with Cambodia and Myanmar could be contained within the region, the World Health Organisation was optimistic on Tuesday. ...
Malaria Resurgence and Reduction of Malaria-Control Programs, Related Malaria Resurgence and Reduction of Malaria-Control Programs, Related
75 documented episodes of malaria resurgence worldwide have been around since the 1930s, most of which were yoked to weakening of malaria control programs, discovers a new study published in...
Drug-Resistant Malaria Causing `Decisive’ In Battling the Disease
Drug-Resistant Malaria Causing `Decisive’ In Battling the Disease
In western Thailand the emergence of resistance to the drug artemisinin has produced a critical point in global efforts to control and eliminate malaria worldwide, revealed a new study. ...
 Cholera Outbreak in Ghana Cholera Outbreak in Ghana
Cholera epidemic kills at least 11 people in Ghana's capital Accra, reports source. Edward Antwi, deputy regional director of public health confirmed the toll. Poor sanitation in ...
Why Mosquitoes With Dengue Are More Trouble? NIH Grantees Find Why Mosquitoes With Dengue Are More Trouble? NIH Grantees Find
Dengue virus infected mosquitoes undergo various changes in the activity of genes and related functions of their salivary glands. These changes may lead to inflated virus transmission, state...
Malaria Prevention Rescues Children Malaria Prevention Rescues Children
Malaria is still a major disease universally, however while funding projects are working hard to progress malaria prevention it is complicated to measure how effectiveness of these intervent...
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