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 …
There have been many cases within MAMC, including the old boys’ hostel, PG women’s hostel, staff quarters and servant quarters. Those affected include students, health workers, doctors and assistants. Houses around the Mir Dard Lane are the worst affected. There have been many cases within MAMC, including the old boys’ …
With fresh dengue cases being reported every day, government hospitals are finding it difficult to manage the rush of patients due to inadequate infrastructure. Patients with symptoms similar to dengue continue to line up at two government hospitals, GMH-16 and GMCH 32 for tests to rule out the disease. The …
What were you doing for two months? Looks like you have no action plan, says Tribunal The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi government and the civic bodies for their failure to implement strong measures to control mosquito-breeding and check the spread of chikungunya and dengue. …
Visakhapatnam: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has identified dengue-causing mosquito Aedes Aegypti in 651 breeding places of 12,625 houses surveyed in the last two days. The survey began on Monday and a total of 372 fever cases were reported in the two-day survey. This is the second such move …
AURANGABAD: Private medical practitioners in the city have claimed that the condition of Aurangabad is similar to Delhi with hospitals flooded with patients suffering from dengue and chikungunya. They said as many as six persons have succumbed to dengue in the city in the past three months. However, according to …
ICMR looking at newer vector control strategies, including a bacterium that limits virus growth. INDIA IS unlikely to introduce the world’s only vaccine against dengue this year. Experts and Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology have said there is limited data or clinical trials to assess …
BENGALURU: Dengue claimed the life of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl on Monday. The child, a resident of Bapujinagar, had been vomiting and running a high temperature for a couple of days after she tested positive for dengue. No comment from hospital 1) High Court Gives Bail to all the accused in …
LUCKNOW: Taking a serious view of the spurt in dengue cases, the high court on Monday directed urban development department secretary, municipal commissioner and district health officer to get garbage heaps removed from all areas in the city and ensure hygienic conditions for citizens. The court also asked the state …
The mosquito-borne viral disease Dengue has become one of the worst nightmares of the country. The symptoms of the disease show in three to seven days and recovery from dengue too does not take over a week unless the condition gets severe. Mostly asymptomatic, if the condition gets critical, dengue …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Shahid Ali Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 20/09/2016 regarding the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya in Delhi. The High Court of Delhi in its Order directs the Government of India as well as Government of …
Door-to-door surveys of over 75 lakh homes in the past eight months have conclusively proved that the city's upper-crust is to blame for the current surge in dengue cases. Around 79% of the breeding spots of the dengue-causing Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes found in this survey were in highrises and housing …
MOHALI: The total number of dengue cases in Mohali this season touched 554 on Sunday, which is more than last year's total of 551. Every day, a minimum of 25-30 cases are being reported in the district, with Zirakpur itself having crossed the 90 mark this season. Three days ago, …
Lucknow: When Ajay Prajapati, a storekeeper at a private company, complained of fever on Friday, he went to a private hospital for treatment. Little did he know that he would be admitted into the intensive care unit by night. Prajapati lost consciousness by Saturday evening and breathed his last at …
PUNE: Spiralling cases of dengue and chikungunya have sent alarm bells ringing in the city. On an average, the city has reported 25 cases of dengue and four of chikungunya every day this month, so far. Besides, continuous rainfall over the last two days are likely to increase the mosquito …
KOLKATA: Reeling under the severest spell of dengue in over half a decade, Bengal is fighting another battle this year -the high fatality rate of the vector-borne disease. Till September 11 this year, provisional data released by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has reported 24 deaths from among …
ALLAHABAD: Even as district health authorities claim that they are prepared to deal with the influx of dengue patients, another vector-borne disease malaria has tightened its grip in trans-Yamuna areas of Allahabad. As per hospital records, 37 dengue patients, including 15 from Allahabad and 22 from neighbouring districts, and over …
DEHRADUN: The dengue cases in Uttarakhand soared to 911 on Thursday with Dehradun remaining one of the top affected districts. As the state capital registered 809 patients, department has also raised a precautionary Chikungunya alert. The alert has been sent out because dengue is generally accompanied by chikungunya as the …
Lucknow: As many as 277 new cases of dengue were reported across the state on Wednesday. This takes the total number of affected people to 2,594. The tally for chikungunya touched 313. Health authorities claimed that more cases were expected as September is the peak season for the disease. Encephalitis …
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of several medically relevant arboviruses including dengue virus (DENV) types 1–4. Ae. aegypti transmits DENV by inoculating virus-infected saliva into host skin during probing and feeding. Ae. aegypti saliva contains over one hundred unique proteins and these proteins have diverse functions, including facilitating blood …
Anil Vij also directed all civil surgeons to ensure supply of medicines and proper management of beds in hospitals. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday directed all Deputy Commissioners and civil surgeons in the state to take effective measures like fogging and anti-larvae spray to prevent the spread of …
