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 ...

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 ...

District Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) observed World Malaria Day 2026 under the global theme “Drive to End ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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