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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

The rise of vector-borne diseases, fueled by factors such as the growing human population, environmental changes, and lack of data in rural areas, has made malaria an ever-increasing concern. But, ...

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 ...

Health teams plan citywide surveillance, breeding checks and awareness drives; high-risk areas identified across sectors and villages.

During the training and sensitisation programme on emerging vector-borne diseases on Saturday, officials discussed the use of ...

New Delhi: Prompted by the early onset of monsoon the health ministry has told all air, sea and land ports to check for vector-borne diseases and implement control measures. The diseases include ...

A Public–Private Practitioner Training (PPPT) on vector-borne disease management was conducted at Hotel Vivor, Kohima, on April 9 by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) under ...