Now, Mapusa & Aldona battle rise in dengue cases
After Verem-Betim and Nerul, the directorate of health services is battling the spread of dengue in Mapusa and Aldona. Four cases were reported in Mapusa and five in Aldona since January this year.
After Verem-Betim and Nerul, the directorate of health services is battling the spread of dengue in Mapusa and Aldona. Four cases were reported in Mapusa and five in Aldona since January this year.
The district has come under the grip of various contagious diseases in most parts with it witnessing intermittent summer rains coupled with the searing heat in recent weeks. According to official figures, twenty cases of fever were reported from various parts of the district on Sunday alone, taking the number of cases within a month to 2612. Seven cases of Acute Diarrhoeal Disease (ADD) were also reported on the day.
CALANGUTE: Health authorities in Candolim have stepped up measures to tackle dengue, after 21 persons from Nerul and surrounding areas have tested positive for the dreaded disease since January. While
The Health Department has notified the Haryana Epidemic Diseases, Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) regulations, 2014, that would remain in force up to March next year. A spokesman
New Delhi: US scientists have warned India of increased incidence of infectious and vectorborne diseases in coming years due to climate change. According to a report on climate change and infectious diseases
Campaign to spread awareness on malaria, dengue The Dabbawalas, the famous food delivery workforce in the metropolis, have joined hands with the World Health Organisation to promote awareness about vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue among Mumbaikars.
It is not even remotely close to monsoons but malaria has already started claiming lives in the city. Up to three cases of malaria related deaths have been suspected to have occurred since January this
Pune: Experts in the city have demanded that vectorborne diseases like dengue be made ‘notifiable’ to curb their spread. The move comes against the backdrop of rising cases of dengue in the state in the
Mumbai: Creators of a successful public service project in Singapore, which equips its citizens with updates on dengue, will soon be designing a prototype for the city. Through the service, Mumbaikars can receive text and email alerts, if there are cluster of dengue cases near their homes, schools or workplaces.
इस साल डेंगू के दो मामले हुए कन्फर्म डेंगू वायरस एक्टिव हो गया है। अब तक दो लोगों को अपना शिकार बना चुका है। एमसीडी के आंकड़ों के मुताबिक इस साल डेंगू के दो मामलों की पुष्टि हुई है, जिनमें से एक मामला नॉर्थ एमसीडी का है और एक दिल्ली से बाहर का। डेंगू के साथ मलेरिया ने भी दस्तक दे दी है और एक मामला साउथ दिल्ली में सामने आया है।
Vector-borne diseases are adding to the vicious cycle of poverty and have a significant impact of socio-economic status of communities, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. While countries in South-East Asia have made substantial economic progress, dengue and malaria fuel a vicious cycle of poverty and are still killing thousands of people. On World Health Day — April 7 — the WHO has impressed upon countries to prevent and control vector-borne diseases including dengue, kala-azar, lymphatic filariasis and malaria, among others.
Challenges such as extreme weather, rising seas and worsening scarcity of drinking water are forcing many Asian governments to confront the changes being wrought by a warming planet even as some point
To eradicate dengue, a multi-pronged campaign was launched on Tuesday across six Indian cities with public-private partnership. As part of the two-month long campaign ‘U & Me Against Dengue’, fumigation drive, neem plantation and cleanliness drive would be kicked off in phases across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad to combat the spread of the mosquito-borne viral infection.
This comprehensive brief explains why vector-borne diseases merit global attention. It provides detail on the vectors and the diseases they cause. It outlines the various methods of prevention and control
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has chalked out a plan for the prevention and control of dengue fever during the upcoming summer season at a cost of Rs60 million. Besides effective measures for dengue
MARGAO: Dengue scare has returned back to haunt villagers of Velim. A suspected case of dengue was reported at Rangali area of the village after which people demanded immediate action by health officials
At least 84 cases of dengue fever were reported from Karachi only during the first 34 days of the current year. Three of these were registered in the past 24 hours at OPDs of different hospitals in the
The Union Assurance in collaboration with the Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council, has taken an initiative to educate children about the risk factors of dengue. According to that
Officers of the Health Ministry, the Epidemiology Unit and other institutions under the purview of the ministry conducted a special inspection for dengue breeding sites in the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia areas
Ten more dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi on Wednesday, said Dr Shakeel Aamir Mullick Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell. Dr Mullick said a total of 53 dengue cases were reported