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 …
VADODARA: Eight cases of dengue were reported in the city on Wednesday. The number of cases has gone down significantly as compared to around 20 reported daily earlier, VMC officials said. The eight cases reported on Wednesday were from 23 samples tested at the SSG Hospital that the VMC recognizes …
Delhi's municipal authorities have woken up to the threat of unused cars becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes and have decided to impound all such vehicles gathering dust for years The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has finally decided to get rid of old and abandoned vehicles in wake of the …
LUDHIANA: At a time when the count of dengue and chikungunya cases has seen a steep rise in the past two months, municipal corporation's fogging exercise seems to made little difference in checking the spread of the diseases. Dr Ramesh Kumar, district epidemiologist, said, "Though the figures are less as …
Even though the Health Department and Patiala Municipal Corporation are on their toes to control the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya, the number of dengue cases has gone up to 375 and chikungunya to 46. The Health Department has already deployed rapid response teams as a precautionary measure to prevent …
Dengue is a major public health problem in the tropics. Despite its global importance, population-based mortality rates attributable to dengue are largely unknown. Dengue vaccines are now in late stage clinical trials and one vaccine has been licensed in several countries. Evidence-based decisions regarding the future use of dengue vaccines …
The total number of dengue patients in the district has reached 341, with as many as 37 more persons testing positive for the disease in the past three days. Meanwhile, 45 persons in the district have also tested positive for chikungunya in the district. Sources in the Health Department said …
The tricity and the surrounding areas today reported 51 fresh cases of dengue — 41 from Mohali district and 10 from Chandigarh. With this, the total number of dengue cases reported from the tricity and the surrounding areas has touched 1,988. One fresh case of chikungunya was reported from Chandigarh …
Dengue is a dangerous debilitating disease that occasionally kills people and has no known cure or treatment. Two vaccines against the dreaded disease - one foreign and one Indian - await regulatory clearances. A multi-national pharma giant seeks waiver for a large clinical trial to be done so that the …
Dengue fever, caused by a mosquito-transmitted virus, is an increasing health concern in the Americas. Meteorological variables such as temperature and precipitation can impact disease distribution and abundance through biophysical impacts on the vector and virus. Such tightly coupled links may facilitate further spread of dengue fever under a changing …
MUMBAI: Two dengue deaths have been reported in Kharghar. A Sector 7 resident died on Tuesday at Apollo Hospital, Nerul. Another resident of Sector 21 died three weeks ago due to dengue at MGM Vashi. Residents have blamed Cidco for inaction. Meanwhile, private hospitals in Navi Mumbai have reported a …
Bhopal: As many as 16 people tested positive for dengue on Tuesday. This year, over 200 persons in the state capital have been affected by the vector-borne disease that has also claimed two lives. Five persons detected for dengue are critical. Most patients who have been affected by dengue this …
Lucknow: For panic-stricken patients of fever and dengue, platelet transfusion might seem to be the only treatment, but experts advice caution in doing so. The exact indicators and situation in which platelets are to be transfused may vary from case to case, they say. The inherent risks associated with transfusion …
SURAT: Patients suffering from malaria and dengue will be given free-of-cost treatment at Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)-run hospitals, including SMIMER and Maskati Hospital till October 31. A decision to this effect was taken by SMC authorities on Tuesday following an increase in the cases of malaria and dengue in the …
PUNE: Got fever with body ache? Think twice before reaching for painkillers as they could do more harm than good. Experts have warned that popping painkillers like Brufen, Combiflam and others falling in the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) category may lead to complications like gastrointestinal bleeding in case of dengue …
Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding vector-borne diseases in Delhi, 06/10/2016. This matter has been taken up on the basis of the news report titled “Outrage as parents end life after child's dengue death” published in the Sunday Times of India dated 13th September, 2015. Chief Justice of …
World's first dengue vaccine now approved in 11 countries (Getty Images)World's first dengue vaccine now approved in 11 countries (Getty Images) Sanofi-Pasteur, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi, announced today that the dengue vaccines have received approval in 14 countries. Recent approvals for Dengvaxia granted by health authorities are …
Lucknow: With 10 new cases of dengue reported in Lucknow district on Monday, taking the tally of people affected to 457, official data revealed that those living in and around the areas of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Alambagh and Cantt made up for the bulk of …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Delhi's Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to convene on Wednesday a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the civic bodies to discuss ways and means to deal with the spread of chikungunya and dengue. Asking Jung to hold the meeting at 2 p.m., Justice …
"Surgical strikes" of a different kind will be conducted in the city. The UT health department has used the term for "surprise raids" to be conducted against dengue mosquitoes. Sources in the health department informed that there will be surprise raids this week anywhere in the city and those who …
Two persons in south Dum Dum municipality area died of dengue in the past 48 hours, taking the toll from the locality to nine this season. Even in its renewed outbreak, dengue does not seem to have spared Dum Dum. The deceased have been identified as Asim Kumar Dasgupta (47), …
