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 …
Chikungunya seems to be on the wane in the national capital with only 342 fresh cases being recorded in the past week, taking the total number of people afflicted by the vector-borne disease to 11,193 this season. “As many as 11,193 suspected cases have been recorded this season till November …
VADODARA: A day after 20 tested positive for dengue in the city, six more citizens fell ill due to the viral fever on Saturday. As per figures available with the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), 13 samples were sent to the SSG Hospital on Saturday of which six tested positive. Like …
Vadodara: Even as winter chill sets in, there is no let up in the number of dengue cases that are flooding the government and private hospitals. On Thursday too, 44 people tested positive for dengue whose outbreak has reached serious proportions in the city. The high number of cases has …
neteen fresh cases of dengue were reported from the tricity and surrounding areas, including 13 from Mohali district, four from Chandigarh and two from Panchkula today. The total number of dengue cases in the tricity has now climbed to 2,874. Out of this, 1,928 are from Mohali district, 759 from …
Twentyone more patients, including 12 male and nine female, tested positive for dengue today in various city hospitals. With this, the total number of confirmed dengue cases in the city has reached 598, said the district health officials. Maintaining that Ludhiana district was the worst affected from vector-borne diseases this …
With 34 people infected with dengue in Mizoram since October 25, 58 dengue cases have been detected in the state since February this year, Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (ISDP) State Nodal Officer Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma said on Tuesday. Lalmalsawma told PTI that of the 58 patients, only two persons got …
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HYDERABAD: Waking up from its slumber over increasing dengue-related deaths in the state, the Telangana government on Monday asked health officials to Khammam district to handle an emergency-like situation in that district. Health minister C Laxma Reddy reviewed the situation and directed a medical team headed by joint director of …
MUMBAI: While most civic health initiatives in the city focus on preventing a dengue outbreak, it is perhaps chikungunya that's more rampant, says a study. The BMC-run BYL Nair Hospital studies 300 cases of suspected dengue and chikungunya using two methods of testing— IgM and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Cases …
Lucknow: In reply to strong note of dengue deaths in the state taken by high court, chief secretary Rahul Bhatnagar on Thursday admitted there was lethargy on the part of officials in complying with the court's directions, while assuring the bench that no stone would be left unturned in tackling …
AHMEDABAD: While the medical fraternity in the city remains divided over the efficacy and accuracy of rapid test kits for dengue and malaria, a serious study is being undertaken by research agencies under the Union health ministry for their validity. A senior official in the state's health department told TOI …
Chennai: After wielding fogging machines, hand sprinklers and fists full of bleaching powder, the Tamil Nadu government, in a fresh attempt to kill the dengue buzz, has now launched an app. The move comes in the wake of a spike in dengue cases in the state ahead of the onset …
Fresh cases of dengue and chikungunya have continued to pour in from the tricity and surrounding areas despite dipping temperatures. Mohali district today reported 13 fresh cases of dengue and 23 of chikungunya. The total number of dengue in the district has now reached 1,804 and that of chikungunya has …
Aizawl Civil Hospital and the District Hospital of south Mizoram's Lunglei town were declared as the Sentinel Site for Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis where Elisa Readers were in place for conducting tests. With 24 people found infected with Dengue and more samples being tested, the figure is likely to go …
A day after Allahabad High Court rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for its failure to contain the dengue menace, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today directed officials to launch a campaign in every district of the state to check the disease. At a meeting held at his official residence, he also …
Kolkata: Two women in south Kolkata died of dengue on Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the city death toll above 50 since this July. While a 20-year-old student succumbed to the virus early on Wednesday morning at AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria, a 65-year-old woman died at the same hospital the previous night. …
KOLKATA: After causing mayhem in north Kolkata, dengue may now turn out to be a menace in the south. The death of an 11-yearold boy , a resident of Bosepukur Prantik Palli, on Sunday has laid bare the potential threat that the dreaded disease poses. The boy tested positive for …
As many as 80 cases of dengue and around 30 cases of chikungunya were reported in the last few weeks in Bathinda. The Health Department, Bathinda, claims to have launched a continuous drive to prevent the diseases from spreading. Besides, the department has claimed that it had been spreading awareness …
Initially Sadhaya Arora was admitted in Government Medical College Hospital at Jammu some days ago, BJP sources said, adding that he had been in coma for the last three days. At least two people have died after they were infected with Dengue virus in Jammu, according to reports on Monday. …
Twentysix more patients tested positive for dengue today, which included 16 males and 10 females. The number of patients from Ludhiana has reached 536, while those admitted in city hospitals from other districts are 151 and those from other states are 19. PGI recently conducted a study on the type …
