SEOUL - Malaria cases along the South Korean border with North Korea have surged nearly 60 percent over the past two years, a phenomenon that has been attributed to the end of cooperative efforts b

The State Epidemic Cell (SEC) claims that there is almost 25 per cent decrease in vector-borne diseases, especially malaria in the four most endemic districts of Andhra Pradesh — Vizianagaram, Visa

VISAKHAPATNAM: With the advent of rains, incidences of vector borne ailments also intensify and Visakhapatnam is one of the districts in the state with high occurrence of fevers such as malaria, de

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Thiruvananthapuram: The state has decided to incorporate all the projects in the health sector under the United Nations sustainable development programme.

Kampala — Ugandan scientists have developed a drug from natural herbs that can cure malaria in about three days.

The CSIR-run laboratories will come up with some key consumer products over the next two years. These would include arsenic-free rice and anti-malarial drug.

Most of these areas are occupied by slumdwellers and there is no regular supply of water and residents end up storing water for several days encouraging mosquito breeding.

MARGAO: A survey was recently conducted by the Curtorim primary health centre (PHC) under the supervision and guidance of the directorate of health services (DHS), national vector borne disease con