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 …
The day-long workshop in Dengue was organised by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in association with the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP). Over 120 doctors and health experts from Delhi and neighbouring regions were on Monday imparted training at AIIMS in “clinical management” of dengue …
The repeated failure of civic bodies to prevent mosquito breeding in the city has led to a spurt in diseases like chikungunya and dengue. Doctors say they are witnessing an unusually high number of patients suffering from chikungunya this season. “After 2006-07, this is the first time that so many …
As many as 239 new dengue cases were reported from different districts of West Bengal in the last 24 hours even as the death toll due to the vector-borne disease remained unchanged at 20, officials said today. The total number of persons infected by the dengue virus rose to 4,223, …
Last year, NDMC had issued over 125 notices to the President's Estate after "heavy" mosquito-breeding was found at various places on its sprawling campus. The sprawling President’s Estate has been found to be breeding mosquitoes at many accumulated pools of stagnant water — with 52 notices slapped on Rashtrapati Bhavan …
CHENNAI: When a group of public health experts visited Adi Andhrawada, a village in Tiruvallur district, to investigate the death of two siblings, they found the suspect at the victims' doorstep: a large drum of water breeding mosquito larvae. Mohan, 9, and his brother S Mohan Kumar, 6, belonging to …
Ahmedabad: With monsoon rains receding, civic health authorities are worried over the mosquitoe menace. Fresh showers make stagnant water run again, but lack of rains is leading to patches and pools of stagnant water that provides breeding habitats for mosquitoes. Health authorities are more worried about the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes …
Civic officials have inspected over 8 lakh households in the city in the first 12 days alone Mumbai has reported 290 new cases of malaria and 321 suspected cases of dengue between August 8 and 14. Tests of 26 dengue patients have come out positive, while results are awaited for …
KOLKATA: Heavy rain lashed Kolkata on Wednesday evening, flooding large parts of the city, but it won't be enough provide relief from dengue, fear experts. Though such rain usually washes away mosquito larvae, it won't work in Kolkata where irrespective of heavy or light showers, water accumulates at the innumerable …
- Health workers intensify operations Altogether 66 new cases of dengue were detected in Kamrup (metro) today, taking the number of people affected by the disease to 378 in the district and 458 in the state. Kamrup (metro) has been the worst hit with the disease claiming the life of …
Mumbai: The heavy downpour in first week of August has led to a major increase in the number of malaria and suspected dengue and leptospirosis cases across the city, according to a civic report. The BMC insecticide department has also detected breeding of malaria and dengue mosquitoes in 3,300 spots …
Out of 27 samples sent to microbiology department of Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarthi Memorial (GSVM) medical college three days back, seven have been confirmed for dengue on Tuesday. Earlier, out of 54 samples received by the department, 14 samples were found positive for dengue. Most of the dengue patients are getting …
Cases of jaundice, dengue also noted. VIJAYAWADA: The municipal administration has failed to attend to the health needs of the citizens Vijayawada, as its focus is confined to Pushkar Ghats and Pushkar-related activities. Viral fevers have gripped the city, following poor sanitation in several areas like Eluru Road, Bandar Road …
KOLKATA: At a time when the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is struggling to combat outbreak of dengue in the city, scrub typhus, a type of mite-borne infectious disease has kept the civic bosses on their toes. This mite-borne disease is transmitted to humans from the bite of an infected chigger (pest …
Dengue has claimed its first victim in Assam this year with a 36-year-old woman succumbing to the vector- borne disease that has assumed epidemic proportions with Kamrup (metro) identified as the worst-affected district. Official sources today said the woman, hailing from Noonmati in Kamrup (Metro), died on August 9 after …
Lucknow: Four new dengue cases were reported in the city on Tuesday. All the four patients are residents of Gomtinagar area and were tested positive by Ram Manohar Lohia Institiute of Medical Sciences. With this, the total number of city's dengue cases stands at 10. Two people have lost their …
Doctors blame weather conditions and poor sanitation in city for boost in mosquito numbers. Hyderabad: Cases of fever are on the rise in the state with an estimated one lakh people suffering. The Fever Hospital is seeing more than 900 patients daily, and on Monday it had more than 1,200 …
KOLKATA: Dengue deaths in West Bengal since January rose to 17 with medical reports today confirming the recent death of two women due to the vector-borne disease, a senior government official said. The death of a 32-year-old woman from Dum Dum and another woman in her mid-40s from Bongaon, both …
Gurgaon: The city witnessed a sudden rise in dengue cases with eight cases being reported in the last one week of which six were detected in the last 48 hours. This has taken the total number of cases to 28 till now. While four cases have been reported from Wazirabad …
Pune: An increase in the number of cases related to mosquito-borne diseases has finally jolted the civic administration into doing its bit to fix the spread. woken up the civic administration finally. To fix up the spread, A door-to-door visit is on cards along with a massive drive to stem …
Six dengue cases have been reported in the district so far, out of whom the recent one is from Phillaur. Civil Surgeon, Jalandhar, Dr Rajiv Bhalla, said the Health Department was effectively tackling dengue cases in various areas identified as sensitive in the district. He also said that those with …
