Health

Black fever reported in Kollam

KOLLAM: An endemic case of black fever or kala-azar (lieishmaniasis) has been from Kulathupuzha in Kollam district.

Publication Date: 
07/06/2018
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Kala Azar, Health Effects, Kollam (D), Health
Health

Vector-borne diseases: Health ministry creates online repository of campaign materials

As the country, especially the southern parts, witnesses an outbreak of various vector-borne infections, the ministry of health and family welfare has created an online repository of campaign mater

Publication Date: 
09/08/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue, Chikungunya, Malaria, Kala Azar, Encephalitis, Health Effects, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Health
Health

Kenya: Four Die of Kala-Azar in Marsabit

Four people among them three children have died of Kala-azar disease in Marsabit County.

One died while seeking treatment and the three others while they were on their way to hospital.

Publication Date: 
09/06/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Kala Azar, Children, Child Health, Kenya, Africa
Health

India, neighbours push for leprosy, kala-azar elimination by 2020

Countries in the WHO South-East Asian Region including India today resolved to fast-track efforts to eradicate and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTD) such as leprosy, lymphatic filariasis

Publication Date: 
27/04/2017
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Kala Azar, Health Effects, WHO, Population, Health
Health

Safety net ahead of dengue season

Ranchi: The Raghubar Das government has asked the Union health ministry to supply 60 lakh medicated mosquito nets to tackle dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the state.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2017
Times Of India (Ranchi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Kala Azar, Chikungunya, Health Effects, Health
Health

Investments in research and surveillance are needed to go beyond elimination and stop transmission of Leishmania in the Indian subcontinent

Progress towards the elimination of a neglected tropical disease from a country can sometimes be a curse, especially when policymakers are confronted with competing needs and priorities. This could mistakenly be interpreted as though the disease has been eradicated, resulting in the limited resources becoming redirected to the next priority, sometimes leaving unfinished agendas. Much depends on whether the long term is considered in the elimination agenda and whether contingency plans are in place should the disease re-emerge as a public health problem.

Publication Date: 
26/01/2017
Piero L. Olliaro, Tushar A. K. M. Shamsuzzaman, Baburam Marasini & et al
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
1-5
Tags:
Tropical Diseases, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, World Health Organization, Kala Azar, Diagnostic Methods, Health Care
Health

DDT-based indoor residual spraying suboptimal for visceral leishmaniasis elimination in India

Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is used to control visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India, but it is poorly quality assured. Quality assurance was performed in eight VL endemic districts in Bihar State, India, in 2014. Residual dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was sampled from walls using Bostik tape discs, and DDT concentrations [grams of active ingredient per square meter (g ai/m2)] were determined using HPLC. Pre-IRS surveys were performed in three districts, and post-IRS surveys were performed in eight districts.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Michael Coleman, Geraldine M. Foster, Rinki Deb & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1-6
Tags:
Kala Azar, Vector Borne Diseases, DDT, Bihar, India, Vector Control, Insecticide, Begusarai (D), Gopalganj (D), Khagaria (D), Paschim Champaran, Patna (D), Purba Champaran, Saharsa (D), Samastipur (D)
Environment

Bangladesh State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, November, 2014

Bangladesh alongwith Sierra Leone and South Sudan led a ranking of countries facing extreme risks as a result of climate change, exacerbating the chances of civil conflict, according to a study by Maplecroft. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment,Bangladesh.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2014
South Asia Environment Portal
Tags:
Bangladesh, Climate Change, Agriculture, Mining, Fisheries, Hydroelectricity, Deforestation, Pollution, Floods, Urbanisation, Women, Health, Kala Azar, Malnutrition, Occupational Health, Tiger Conservation, Poaching
Health

People of 45 districts at risk of kala-azar: Study

People of 45 districts are at risk of contracting kala-azar as the fly-borne disease breaks out in different parts of country in recent times, a study report said.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2014
Daily Sun (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Health, Kala Azar, Bangladesh, Mymensingh, Pabna, Rajshahi, Nilphamari, Waterborne diseases, South Asia
Health

Centre unveils strategy to tackle kala-azar

The Centre on Tuesday unveiled a kala-azar rapid diagnosis kit as part of its strategy to combat the disease which predominantly strike Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and the eastern part of Uttar P

Publication Date: 
03/09/2014
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kala Azar, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), WHO, Health Effects, Uttar Pradesh, Health

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