Incessant rains and the resultant stagnant water in canals and fields have spawned a malaria epidemic in the western part of the state

WATER is for flowing. When made to stagnate, it buzzes deafeningly of a culture of deliberate ignorance. Look at the misfortune of the people of picturesque western Rajasthan, today also the malaria country. Thirsty desert dwellers will probably never pra

The government s public health system is completely defunct. Of late, there has been an alarming rise in disease outbreaks in the country. Western Rajasthan is currently in the grips of malaria. The recent death toll from a disease not endemic to the stat

Secret of malaria parasite found

profiling the menace: Researchers have taken snapshots of the ever-changing protein profile of Plasmodium falciparum

Campaigners against malaria in Africa contend that simple protective nets could save thousands of lives across the continent. Malaria causes at least a million deaths in Africa each year. The disease

Scientists from the Desert Medicine Research Centre, Jodhpur, have found that the Indian nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum) is fatal for three species of malaria vectors

A recent review of editorial boards of ten leading international psychiatry journals has revealed almost nil representation from developing countries

One usually does not associate malaria with a desert environment. Common sense dictates that mosquitoes, that breed only in stagnant water, would give arid, water scarce spaces such as a desert a wide go by. But that is not the case in the Thar desert. Ra

Modifying mosquitoes to fight malaria proves unsuccessful

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