Dengue toll rises to two in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Dengue has claimed two lives and affected 29 others in the state, official sources said on Sunday. While Bunesh Samant (34) of Nuahata village died at a private hospital here, Narahari Pradhan
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Over 41 percent created by plastic items
Latest Medical Research Institute (MRI) entomology surveys reveal that 41 percent dengue mosquito breeding places in the Western Province were created by plastic items. Around 15 percent of dengue mosquito
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Government forms Task Force for dengue control
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has formed a Task Force of medical experts for surveillance and initiation of control measures in view of the recent increase in dengue cases in different districts.
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Dengue: No lessons learnt
MCD: Hospitals Not Reporting Cases On Regular Basis New Delhi: In 2006, the city was in the grips of a severe dengue outbreakwith3,366denguecasesbeing reported. A similar situation was witnessed in 2010
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Dengue case: Government in damage control mode
BHUBANESWAR: With the industrial belt of Angul district under the grip of a suspected dengue outbreak, the State Government has gone into the damage control mode. A team of experts from the Malaria and
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Now, early warning system for dengue
The first ever early warning system for a disease in Sri Lanka is to be set up soon. The early warning system for dengue fever will be setup with the assistance of the European Union (EU). The EU will
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MCD ropes in schools for fight against diseases
<p> The public health department has been seeking support from the education department for raising community awareness.</p>
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Study finds new virus Forewarning of massive dengue outbreak
A recently-compiled study has revealed that Punjab had witnessed a new dengue virus serotype DENV-4 that emerged in last year’s outbreak with 5,693 total reported cases which were 50 times higher than
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Fifty percent drop in dengue cases compared to 2010
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Ernakulam sick of Imported Malaria
KOCHI: With the communicable diseases like malaria spreading in the district, the authorities with the Health Department are planning a slew of measures targeting the migrant labourers here. Though the cases of malaria have been on the rise in the district since 2000, the authorities are unable to put in place proper measures to contain the disease. On Tuesday, seven cases of malaria were
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Colombo tops dengue cases
The highest number of dengue cases - 4,718 has been reported from the Colombo district, followed by 1,627 in the Gampaha district and 714 in the Kalutara district, a Health Ministry spokesman said. "The country has recorded 2,113 dengue cases during the past 19 days while 3,412 dengue cases and 14 deaths were reported last month," the spokesman said. Meanwhile, 12,330 dengue cases had been r
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Disease-control steps being strengthened
Director of Health Services reviews fever situation The Health Department has directed its health supervisors to strengthen disease prevention and control activities at the field-level as viral fevers, including dengue and H1N1 cases, may go up as the monsoon intensifies. The Director of Health Services (DHS) convened a meeting on Friday to review the epidemic situation in various districts.
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Over 11,680 dengue cases, 82 deaths reported by July 13
A total of 11,687 dengue cases and 82 deaths had been reported from all parts of the country by July 13, Health Ministry sources said. According to sources, the highest number of dengue cases, 4,506 and 1 deaths, had been reported from the Colombo district. The Colombo Municipal Council area recorded 1,804 Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) cases and 12 deaths.
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Twitter to track dengue fever outbreaks in Brazil
Tracing disease outbreaks down to individual cities via social networking could help track dengue's spread.
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Over 900 dengue patients detected in first week of July
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City not yet rid of dengue fever
While malaria is raging in the city and adjacent districts, dengue fever has also started to make its presence felt. As per official data, there are 31 confirmed and 30 suspected cases of dengue in Hyderabad as of July 4.
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Dengue death toll reaches seven
The four-year old boy who was being treated for dengue fever at the Intensive Critical Care Unit (ICCU) in Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) died last night. This is the seventh child to die of the disease this year and the fifth to die since the rapid spread of the disease since last week. An official from the dengue control task-force revealed that all arrangements had been made to t
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Taskforce appointed to coordinate Dengue Control Programme
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> President Mohamed Nasheed has appointed a high-level taskforce to coordinate the programme to control the dengue fever outbreak in the country.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:
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Over 9,600 dengue cases, 73 deaths
Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit statistics reveal that 9,660 dengue cases and 73 deaths had been reported from all parts of the country by Tuesday, sources said. According to the sources the number of dengue cases reported until June 28 was 2,863. "The number of deaths reported during the same period was 10. There were 1,956 dengue cases and 19 deaths in May.
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Dengue on the rise again in Maldives- CCHDC
Centre for Community Health and Disease Control (CCHDC) has said that dengue fever is on the rise in Male