On September 8, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had launched a special mass campaign under the name 10 hafte, 10 baje, 10 minute’ by inspecting his home for stagnant water to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.
India has been the biggest success story amongst malaria endemic countries in the world in bringing down malaria cases and deaths, which have declined by 49.09 per cent and 50.52 per cent in 2017, respectively, as compared to 2013.
A new drug has been discovered by a team of scientists in the US which unleashes a new hope to prevent the spreading of malaria. The drug aims to kill the parasite at all stages of its life cycle along with treating the patient suffering from the deadly disease.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a special campaign to combat dengue that will involve wide participation of people in preventing the spread of vector-borne diseases. Kejriwal said he himself along with his ministers and government officials will help check mosquito-breeding.
Cases of malaria have spiked in the national capital with at least 51 persons affected by it in June this year, three times the number of people affected with dengue reported in the same month, a municipal report released on Monday said.
A slight rise in temperature may increase the risk of malaria to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people, in areas that are currently too cold for malaria parasites to complete their development, according to a study.
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In all, 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and India carried almost 80 per cent of the global malaria burden. In India, 1.25 billion people in the population were at risk of malaria, the report said.
People have been advised to take precautions like wearing full-sleeves and to not allow the breeding of mosquito larvae inside their homes.
The report says nearly 170 of the cases came to light in the first week of October alone. Also, 347 cases of malaria and 89 of chikungunya have been reported this season till October 6, according to the report.
Of the total 78 dengue cases this season, 29 were reported till August 11, 19 were reported in July, six in January, three in February, one in March, two in April, 10 in May and eight in June.
Taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 24, one more than the total number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi
The patients no longer transmitted the parasite if they are bitten again by a mosquito.
1,103 dengue cases were reported in September from Delhi alone. While malaria and chikungunya cases stood at 95 and 589 respectively.
Furthermore, other common cholesterol-lowering drug like Ezetimibe were found to protect zebrafish against Salmonella Typhi.
A truck with power sprayers containing anti-larval chemicals will be loaded on train for the purpose of fogging.
The onset of monsoon brings with it couple of diseases like malaria, dengue, diarrhoea, cholera, etc. Negligence of cleanliness and sanitation is an easy invitation to bacteria and viruses.
Cases of Malaria, Chikungunya, and Dengue continue to see a rise in the national capital. Authorities today said that 26 new cases of malaria were reported last week
ou can remove a certain types of plants and invasive shrub from the garden to prevent breeding of mosquitoes.
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