SCRUB TYPHUS – NEPAL: (KATHMANDU) Scrub typhus has not been [previously] reported from Kathmandu; the 75 cases reported 06 October 2015 were from other districts of Nepal. Thus, the report below is the 1st report from Kathmandu. On 14 Oct 2015, a 28-year old previously healthy male patient presented at outpatient department of Sukraraj Tropical
Read more →MALARIA – KENYA: INVASIVE WEED, MOSQUITO SURVIVAL Scientists are warning that malaria cases in the country could see a rapid increase after a study was conducted on a highly aggressive invasive weed known scientifically as _Parthenium hysterophorus_, and locally as famine weed. The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) says the weed could
Read more →MALARIA – INDIA: (HARYANA) Efforts being made by the local health authorities notwithstanding, Mewat district [Haryana state] remains infested with malaria-causing mosquitoes. In all, 1448 cases of the vector-borne disease have been reported in the district this season so far. The number is around 4 times more than the last year’s [2014] figure. The malaria
Read more →Angolan visas The Angolan embassy has confirmed its visa application process remains the same, whereby applicants need to physically visit the Angolan embassy to apply for a visa. This comes after some visa centres were advising agents that Angolan visas had to be applied for and paid for online, where a form needed to be
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