Scientists add new weapon to war on malaria – genetically modified fungi

Cases of malaria could be reduced by 75%, field trials show.

Antonis Rokas, The Conversation

· Jun 06, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Tech giants like Microsoft are going to help fight disease-carrying mosquitoes: Reuters

The firms are collaborating with public health officials in the United States to test tools they have developed.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 12, 2017 · 01:10 pm

Africa: Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will get world’s first malaria vaccine in 2018

Around 3,60,000 children in the region will be vaccinated by 2020.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 24, 2017 · 05:12 pm

Malaria cases are falling but so are funds to control it, says WHO

There were 212 million new cases of malaria and 429 000 deaths around the world in 2015.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 14, 2016 · 05:00 pm

In times of chikungunya and dengue, this is how Delhi is keeping mosquitoes at bay

From wearing insect-repellent bands to fumigating schools, the capital is getting serious about fighting the winged creatures.

Rhema Mukti Baxter

· Sep 28, 2016 · 06:30 am

In Maharashtra, a high security prison for genetically modified mosquitoes

Mridula Chari

· Dec 29, 2015 · 10:37 am