The rates, terms and conditions that the insurer could offer for their products were established by Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC), a statutory body created under Insurance Act 1938, major piece of insurance legislation in effect at time. premiums fixed same rate all companies, undifferentiated coverage was limited almost every line. increase witnessed miscellaneous marine segments while as fi...

Tropical Tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta Drury (Family: Saturniidae) produces silk which has very high demand globally and because of their wide range distribution in tropical regions, they have adapted to different niches forming ecoraces. In Odisha, alone seven types ecoraces A. been reported, namely Modal, Sukinda, Nalia, Jata-Daba, Adaba, Umerkote, Boudh. These show differences phenotypes,...

Background: Mammaliicoccus sciuri is a multidrug resistant human pathogen. Literature on its role causing bovine mastitis scarce. Detection of M. from cow with clinical in Malkangiri district Odisha stimulated to ascertain status larger population and study characteristics genotypic phenotypic levels. Methods: 520 lactating cows various herds Odisha, India were screened for presence mastitis. M...

Cholera posed a significant threat causing outbreaks/epidemics with high morbidity and mortality in Odisha. This study envisages the characterisation of isolated pathogen from two cholera outbreaks reported 2018 2019 Bargarh Rayagada districts Odisha respectively. Vibrio cholerae O1 were following standard techniques. The different virulent drug resistant genes detected by multiplex PCR assays;...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Geographical variations are known to influence different aspects of endophthalmitis. We report the epidemiological, clinical and microbiological profile of patients with infectious endophthalmitis presented to a tertiary eye care centre in Odisha, India, and compare the results with published reports from other parts of India. METHODS Retrospective review of medical re...

BACKGROUND Over 1.1 billion people worldwide are at risk for lymphatic filariasis (LF), and the global burden of LF-associated lymphedema is estimated at 16 million affected people, yet country-specific estimates are poor. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A house-to-house morbidity census was conducted to assess the burden and severity of lymphedema in a population of 1,298,576 persons living i...