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As Mumbai experiences heavy rainfall, the city is witnessing a significant increase in leptospirosis cases

Florida health officials reported a new case of malaria, bringing the total number of locally acquired malaria infections in the U.S. to eight since May.

Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes are not new to the US, but with malaria in Florida and Texas showing up, protecting against getting bit is even more vital.

Now to a posossible breakthrough in the investigation into the killing of rapper tupac shakur. las vegas police confirming today that a search warrant was served at nearby henderson, nevada on monday, but revealing no other details. it comes almost 27 years after shakur, one of hip-hops biggest rappers was killed in a drive-by shooting. in just 60 seconds, our exclusive look at how the cdc is studying the mosquitos transmitting the first local cases of malaria in decades. plus later, our ins...

>> reporter: inside the insectary at the centers for disease control -- >> we have the eggs. we have the larva and then we have the adult mosquitos. >> reporter: dr. monica paris leads the cdcs 2023 malaria response team, started in response to locally transmitted cases recently discovered in the u.s., one in texas, seven in sarasota county, florida. including a new one announced just today. >> we notified all the public that live in that immediate area. >> reporter: how closely is the cdc watch...

>> this one was found in texas. >> reporter: only one kind of mosquito can transmit malaria. here experts are looking at things like mosquito behavior and how they respond to insecticide. its one of the labs that helped fight the zika and west nile outbreaks. now the cdc, which was founded in 1946 specifically to fight malaria is working closely with local health departments where the latest cases have been found. >> they process the mosquitos, examine them, process them, and then theyre sending...

Dr. KS Jayaraman, a qualified nuclear scientist-turned-journalist working with the Press Trust of India (PTI), discussed a research project called the Genetic Control of Mosquitoes Unit (GCMU) in a news article published on July 19, 1974. The project was carried out secretly in India and involved live research on new breeds of mosquitoes for germ warfare. This project was […]

Some of the commonly encountered monsoon diseases include malaria, dengue, leptospirosis, typhoid, respiratory infections and acute gastroenteritis

KUCHING: Sarawak will host the 21st International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM) next year, strengthening the state's position as a hub for advancing public health.

There was a reported “clustering” of malaria cases in Barangay Irawan in Palawan's Puerto Princesa City since April this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.