PASIGHAT: The Pasighat district health department is going all out to control mosquito-transmitted diseases like malaria, dengue and recently detected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district. Headed by the DMO Dr Kaling Dai, a team of doctors and officials in carrying outsource reduction activities followed by awareness programme, fogging and …
Monsoon has not only brought with it a deluge of civic woes but also a deadlier bite - of the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes - that spread dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika fever during this time of the year. Three suspected cases of dengue have been reported at Rajendra Memorial Research …
That mosquitoes and their larvae are not able to breed at King George's Medical University (KGMU) will now be the task of the 'Hospital Infection Control Committee' formed at KGMU on Tuesday. Several wings of the university including the vice chancellor's (VC) office and residence and six of the student …
Doctors and authorities now fear that the number of cases will rise with coming monsoon. As per the MeT department, there will be continuous showers in the coming few weeks, leading to more cases of vector-borne diseases, As many as 30 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Delhi last …
AHMEDABAD: Dengue infections appear to be on the rise in the city. At least so reflects the data provided by civic body-run and civil hospitals given to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Well-placed sources in the civic body's health department have confirmed some 52 progressive cases of dengue reported in the …
Dengue is caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which breeds during daytime in clear water. The fight against dengue is set to get fiercer. According to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), over 1.30 lakh cases of dengue have been reported in 2016. As many as 25,000 cases …
FSSAI officials check whether storage of water is done in proper manner Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has swung into action to back the efforts by the Health Department to combat dengue. FSSAI officials have started inspecting restaurants and small hotels to ensure that storage of water …
At least 349 people across the state have been diagnosed with dengue in three days. According to the health department, the cases were registered in just 72 hours. Dengue is characterised by headache and high fever, and can be fatal. It has claimed five lives in Karnataka this year. Since …
KOLKATA: Dengue on Wednesday claimed its fourth victim in south Dum Dum this year with the death a 43-year-old homemaker. Ranjita Mondal, the victim, had tested positive on July 15. Mondal, a resident of 126 MC Garden Road under ward 14 of South Dum Dum Municipality, was being treated at …
Tamil Nadu reported 4,407 cases of dengue, while Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh recorded 372 and 97 cases, respectively. Haryana reported one case and one death in the same period. Karnataka reported 2,193 cases, while Andhra Pradesh reported 633 cases Twenty-two people have died of dengue so far this year, while …
The three siblings, including a nurse working in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) who were down with dengue, had left the house in Sector 15 and started living in Nayagaon. The Heath Department learnt about it today when it carried out a drive to kill …
With cases of vector-borne diseases surfacing early this year in the national Capital, the latest weekly municipal report has put the number of people diagnosed with malaria at 210 with around 26 new cases in the last week in the city. The cumulative figures for dengue and chikungunya this year …
A total 379 cases of swine flu have been reported till July 15, out of malaria accounts for 369. Watch out! Monsoon has brought its share of travails and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) fears a rise in both vector- and water-borne diseases. According to health experts in the civic …
Ahmedabad: A city which is already on the edge with three of the four Zika virus cases reported in the country cannot afford to be careless with its vector control programme. The recent rains and sewage spills have led to formation of large stagnant pools, which are now turning into …
Coimbatore: The district administration inspected Pollachi and other rural areas on Wednesday and Thursday to identify mosquito breeding sources. The inspection came after the director of public health, Dr P Kulandaisamy, during his visit to Coimbatore, found many cases of dengue from Pollachi, Palani and Annur areas. The team consisting …
CHENNAI: With dengue cases on the rise, insurance companies are targeting customers with awareness campaigns and dengue plans. Insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar.com, which has 60 million users on its site buying about 1.2 lakh policies a month, says with the increase in cases down south, more people are buying covers for …
In a first in the country, 20,000 people have come forward to donate platelets to support the patients suffering from vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The donors have registered with an online platform of a private hospital in two weeks after the platform was opened. The initiative was taken …
According to civic-run hospitals, in 2012-13 a total of 4,867 cases were registered, and in 2016-17 a total of 17,771 cases As per the Right To Information (RTI) data collected by the city-based Praja Foundation, there has been a 265 per cent rise in dengue cases from April 2012 to …
Coimbatore: Two days after a woman and her newborn child died due to dengue, director of public health P Kulandaisamy visited the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and met officials at the district collectorate and the city corporation to review dengue battling measures in place. Later, an expert team conducted meetings …
The dengue virus reduces a patients' count of platelets -- tiny blood cells that help the body form clots to stop bleeding. Apollo Hospitals, in association with with Godrej's Hit spray, on Tuesday launched India's first online "platelet donor community" for patients suffering from dengue. The dengue virus reduces a …
New Delhi: While corporations claim to have initiated a crackdown on mosquito breeding, this is turning out to be the worst year in the last five in terms of dengue and chikungunya spread: till July 8, the city has reported 110 chikungunya and 60 dengue cases. In 2016, just 14 …
