Despite a drop in dengue cases due to the winter chill, city dwellers continue to suffer from an alarming rise in mosquito infestations, with authorities failing to take effective measures to control ...

Patna: Ongoing mass drug administration (MDA) programme against filariasis that began on Feb 10 in 324 blocks of 24 districts ...

Officials urged residents to take preventive measures. Health officials sound alarm over concerning discovery made during ...

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Mosquitos are the bane of summer. Here's where they're the worst, how you can prevent them, and how to avoid the dreaded, ...

The reason behind this surge is the Culex mosquito, also known as the nuisance mosquito, which is expected to continue ...

JP Nadda said, "We have re-affirmed our resolve to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) which is caused by Culex mosquito. LF is also known as elephantiasis. We have reached very close to eliminating ...

Visakhapatnam: Mass drug administration (MDA) for elimination of filariasis was conducted in Balijipeta mandal, Parvathipuram ...

Union Minister JP Nadda announced the launch of the National Mass Drug Administration Round in 13 states to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. The initiative, backed by a five-pronged strategy, aims to ...

A large international team of researchers has discovered that the mosquitoes that live in London's underground subway evolved from a Middle Eastern species over thousands of years. In their paper ...

Genetic analysis suggests a form of mosquito found in urban subway systems evolved in the Middle East thousands of years ago ...