Malaria

6,581 malaria cases reported so far; Mewat badly affected

As many as 6,581 cases of malaria have been reported from the state till now. Over two third of these cases have been detected in Mewat alone followed by Yamunanagar, Palwal and Bhiwani.

Publication Date:

14/09/2016

Author(s): Sushil Manav

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Haryana, Mewat, Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue, Health Effects, Health

Health

8 cities, 88% dengue cases

The latest data on spread of vector-borne diseases in the state has left civic bodies red faced.

Publication Date:

13/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Dengue, Health Effects, Vector Borne Diseases, Malaria, Municipal Corporations, Chikungunya, Health

Wildlife

Extinction tipping point reached for native forest birds on Hawaii's Kaua'i

Most species of forest birds native to the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i have crossed the tipping point, with multiple extinctions predicted in forthcoming decades, researchers have warned.

Publication Date:

08/09/2016

Source: International Business Times

Tags:

Wildlife, Birds, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Animal Diseases, Malaria

Health

WHO certifies Sri Lanka a malaria-free nation

The World Health Organization on Monday certified Sri Lanka as a malaria-free nation, in what it called a "truly remarkable" achievement.

Publication Date:

06/09/2016

Source: Medical Express

Tags:

Health, Malaria, Sri Lanka, Vector Borne Diseases, South Asia, WHO

Health

Malaria and large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: future impacts in a changing climate

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has embarked on a new era of dam building to improve food security and promote economic development. Nonetheless, the future impacts of dams on malaria transmission are poorly understood and seldom investigated in the context of climate and demographic change.

Original Source

Publication Date:

05/09/2016

Author(s): Solomon Kibret, Jonathan Lautze, Matthew McCartney & et al

Source: Malaria Journal

pp:

1-14

Tags:

Malaria, Dams, Africa, Climate Change, Vector Borne Diseases, Population Trends

Climate Change

Climate change threatens to double malaria risk from African dams, say researchers

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of Africans at risk of malaria who live near dams will nearly double to 25 million by 2080 as areas where the disease is not currently present will

Publication Date:

05/09/2016

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Health Effects, Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Dams, Africa, WHO

Health

Malaria on the march in city

AHMEDABAD: In the past two months, there has been a marked increase in the number of patients of malaria and dengue streaming into government and private hospitals.

Publication Date:

05/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health

Health

Distribution and prevalence of malaria parasites among long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in regional populations across Southeast Asia

Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium cynomolgi are two malaria parasites naturally transmissible between humans and wild macaque through mosquito vectors, while Plasmodium inui can be experimentally transmitted from macaques to humans. One of their major natural hosts, the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), is host to two other species of Plasmodium (Plasmodium fieldi and Plasmodium coatneyi) and is widely distributed in Southeast Asia.

Publication Date:

02/09/2016

Author(s): Xinjun Zhang, Khamisah Abdul Kadir, Leslie Fabiola Quintanilla-Zariñan & et al

Source: Malaria Journal

pp:

1-8

Tags:

Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Monkey, Asia, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Laos, Wildlife, Animal Diseases

Health