West Nile Fever
- Health authorities have sounded an alert and stepped up preventive measures after West Nile fever was detected in three districts of Kerala.
- West Nile virus (WNV) is a vector-borne pathogen that spreads between birds and mosquitoes. It can also infect humans, horses and other mammals.
- WNV was first identified in Uganda in 1937. It was further identified in birds in the Nile Delta region in 1953.
- The virus is prevalent in many parts of the world, including Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, West Asia and Australia.
- In 1999, a WNV strain spread to Israel and Tunisia and spread throughout the ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Govt. Magazines Exam Pointers
- 1 AYUSH: A Strong Step Towards Holistic Health
- 2 Modern Nutrition Plan for Children’s Good Health
- 3 Living in Accordance with the Principles and Values of Nature
- 4 Using Grassroots Innovations for Public Health
- 5 Mental Health in the Digital Age
- 6 Digital Tools That Make Healthcare Accessible
- 7 Use of Alternative Medical Systems in Health Protection
- 8 Viksit Bharat Vision@2047: A New Direction for Rural Sports
- 9 Sports Talents in Rural India
- 10 Kalaripayattu: Kerala’s Traditional Rural Martial Art
