CULEX MOSQUITOES
48 lakh children will receive JE vaccine from Dec 5: Karnataka Minister
The JE is caused by a virus called flavivirus and it is primarily transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. The virus is maintained in pigs and wild birds which are called amplifier hosts. While man is the dead-end host.
Mizoram reports first case of Japanese Encephalitis
He said that the state health department has recently informed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) about the detection of a suspected JE case in Trinity hospital and asked for a final decision as it will be the first JE case in the state.
The West Nile Virus: What it is and here is what you should know
Infected mosquitoes of the Culex species transmit the West Nile Virus. Symptoms among those infected include fever and headaches, while chronic ones may even experience paralysis and death.
All we know so far about the Cat Que virus
As the Earth’s situation worsens due to years of global warming and accelerated climate change, the incidence of freak occurrences and new viruses are going to go up and there’s already another new virus - the Cat Que virus.
A sigh of relief: Mosquitoes cannot spread Covid-19
But that exoneration will not alter their status as Public (Health) Enemy No. 1.
Dharmendra Pradhan visits AES affected Malkangiri
Palkonda is home to ten year old Umesh Madhi, a young student who had written to PM Narendra Modi for his intervention.
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Scientists track genetic race between humans and mosquitoes
The study suggests that understanding the genomes of these populations could help inform agencies which pesticides are likely to be most effective against them.
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