The international pressure to control malaria helped the discovery of rapid diagnostic kits, but others such as dengue, scrub typhus, leptospirosis remain undiagnosed, or need a skilled diagnostician. By Sagar Atre, In a recent article, Dr. Raj Panjabi, a noted public health professional and the head of the U.S President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) wrote, “Alarm … Read more
Covid-19 and dengie, malaris can ahve overlapping symptoms Monsoons bring with it tons of vector-borne infectious diseases that become a grave concern for the healthcare system. Cases of malaria and dengue are at rising. Delhi this year witnessed the highest number of dengue cases compared to the last three years. Both dengue and malaria are … Read more
Over three years, the trial found three doses of the vaccine and drugs before the worst malaria season, followed by a booster dose before subsequent rainy seasons, controlled infections much better than vaccines or drugs alone – and, the researchers said, could save millions of young lives in the African Sahel. Source link
Last year, Gurgaon reported 32 dengue cases and four malaria cases. (Representational image/IE) Gurgaon is stepping up its efforts to prevent the spread of vector-borne disease during the monsoon season. Deputy commissioner Yash Garg has directed the health department to prepare a strategy within five days and begin groundwork by Saturday. Garg, who attended a … Read more
If co-infection can be prevented, patients can be segregated and treated more expeditiously. With the onset of the monsoon season every year, there is an increased risk of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria. Considering that India is already battling with Coronavirus infections on a huge scale, the addition of other transmissions can be problematic, … Read more
The vaccine targets the liver stage protein of the parasite’s life cycle. A candidate of a malaria vaccine has shown promise in clinical trials of phase 2b, with high efficacy at 77 per cent. The trial results were recently published in preprints with The Lancet. R21/Matrix M- the new vaccine candidate, is a modified version … Read more
Early trials show Oxford developers may have finally found an effective jab against the disease. Source link
Seventeen-year-old Victoline was hospitalised with malaria in 2017. She lives in Kenya, a country that sees around 3.5 million new clinical cases of the disease each year. She wants to know if a vaccine could eradicate it in Africa and stop hundreds of thousands of children dying annually. “Good health and well-being” is goal three … Read more
Given the role of multiple factors and their dynamic interactions in prevalence of VBD’s, each state faces unique challenges at the ground level to deal with prevention and control. By Agendra Kumar How often do we realize that infections transmitted by pesky little insects (Referred to as Vectors in Epidemiology), have been killing more than … Read more
Nagpur comparatively has more malaria cases than Pune. An emergence of diarrhoea and malaria cases has been witnessed in Pune and Nagpur cities. In Pune, a team of experts has carried out a study that has linked the spike in these vector-borne diseases with local weather, a report by The IE pointed out. The study … Read more