BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE An outbreak of chikungunya fever characterized by prolonged incapacitation in the Lakshadweep islands in Indian Ocean occurred in November 2006. We undertook the entomological and epidemiological investigations on the Chikungunya outbreak in the Lakshadweep islands, Indian Ocean. METHODS Epidemic information in the affected places was obtained from the local hospital re...

The Indian islands of Lakshadweep in the Arabian sea are known to be endemic for bancroftian filariasis. However, malaria endemicity was reported to be associated with the invasion of vector species Anopheles tessellatus from Maldives. Indigenous transmission of malaria was recorded during 1972. Thereafter the National Anti-Malaria Programme (NAMP) brought these islands under DDT spray. Since 1...

IntroductionAnaemia is a major public health problem in developing countries like India. Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep is a remote island located in Arabian sea. There is no data on anaemia available from here. Objectives of this study are to examine status of anaemia and compare the data with Indian, Kerala and Maldives figures. Materials & MethodsA total of 2000 patients were studied. Data fr...

One of the main problems experienced by the islanders of Lakshadweep is associated with the availability of fresh water for drinking purpose. The scarcity of fresh water is due to the peculiar hydrologic, geologic, geomorphic and demographic features. Proper understanding of the groundwater condition, in terms of availability, distribution and quality, is very important to meet the increasing d...

HVDC transmission is more effective and economically cheaper where bulk power is to be transmitted over long distance. Hence the surplus power from a remote place can be exported to the needy place at cheaper rate. The HVDC system require only one transmission wire and the ground return or seawater can be used as an another line. The Lakshadweep Island is located at faraway place from the north...

The present paper describes a new record of Morula anaxares (Kiener 1835) (Muricidae) from Goa, Central West coast of India aided by spiral cord ontogeny, aperture morphology of shell and SEM of radula. This species was previously reported from Andaman, Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Madras coasts. In addition, detailed structures of radula of other three species namely Orania subnodulosa (Melvill 18...