Malaria kills 2 in Mumbai, breaks 3-year zero death record
Mumbai has recorded two malaria deaths this monsoon, with cases rising to 9,298 so far this year. The 2026 tally is already 91.5% of the 10,163 cases reported through all of 2025,…
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Maharashtra offers Rs 500 to tribal families for malaria testing
The Maharashtra government has launched a cash-incentive scheme in Gadchiroli, the state's worst-affected rural district for malaria, to encourage tribal communities to get tested and treated. A tribal family will receive Rs…
Dengue season imposes double burden on Indian women
As monsoon fuels a surge in vector-borne diseases, nearly 300,000 dengue cases were reported in India last year, with malaria still entrenched in the poorest districts. Women bear the brunt of unpaid…
Ronald Ross discovery 1897 linked mosquitoes to malaria
On August 20, 1897, British medical officer Ronald Ross, working in a laboratory in Secunderabad, discovered that malaria parasites develop inside mosquitoes. By dissecting mosquitoes that had fed on malaria patients, Ross…
Mumbai sees spike in dengue, malaria, leptospirosis in August
Mumbai has recorded a sharp rise in vector-borne diseases in the first half of August. Malaria cases increased from 1,380 in all of July to 1,797, dengue from 466 to 613, and…
Pulkit Samrat loses 2.5 kg muscle due to malaria, shares recovery post
Bollywood actor Pulkit Samrat has said he is battling malaria, which led to a loss of 2.5 kg of muscle and a fair amount of strength. The Fukrey star shared a selfie…
Scientists find way to stop malaria: let mosquitoes live
Times of India reports that Harvard researchers have tested a new way to use bed nets: instead of killing mosquitoes with insecticides, the nets deliver antiparasitic compounds that stop the malaria parasite…
