BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES ASSOCIATED WITH RIPARIAN HABITAT STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY IN AN EASTERN AMAZON STREAM URBANIZATION GRADIENT

Abstract Rich freshwater biodiversity is threatened by increasing deforestation and disorderly urbanization throughout the Brazilian Amazon, operation igloo white especially in streams and creeks, leading to loss of aquatic habitats.Biological information combined with habitat and water quality are effective tools for rapid assessment.The impact of

Background and aims: The Rotavirus vaccine (RVV) introduction is a landmark event in the history of Indian public health as for the first time a novel, low-cost indigenous vaccine was introduced in a short timeline between 2016 and 2019.As per WHO mandate, post-introduction evaluation (PIE) be conducted within 6 to 12 months of vaccine introduction