Progress of other initiatives, including the National Deworming Programme, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, Anaemia Mukt ...

Control of vectors for neglected diseases represents a critical area of research aimed at combating a spectrum of illnesses often afflicting marginalized populations. Neglected tropical diseases, such ...

A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia pipientis and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do not ...

Led by a team of Cornell faculty, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases received a five-year, $8.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...

The Directorate of Health and Family Welfare has set up a control room for reporting and monitoring of vector-borne diseases in Nagaland.

The U.S. government has unveiled a National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People, which 17 federal departments and agencies jointly worked to develop. The ...

A recent review published in PLOS Pathogens discussed the current research on the role of molecular mechanisms in mediating immune priming in insects and regulating vector-borne disease transmission.

A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do not have the ...

Nagaland establishes a dedicated 24x7 control room to monitor and manage vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.

Kanpur’s communicable disease control campaign surveyed 35 homes, checked 171 water containers (no larvae), spread prevention awareness, and shared helplines.

In a significant step towards strengthening surveillance and rapid response to vector-borne diseases, the health & family welfare (H&FW) department has established a dedicated state control room under ...