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 were no reports of any Dengue deaths in the state today even as the number of people infected with the vector-borne disease in West Bengal in the last 24 hours crossed the 2,000 mark with 283 more new cases being reported. According to state Director of Health Services Biswaranjan …
Health researchers predict that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily. Hundreds of millions of people are infected with dengue each year, with some children dying in severe cases, and …
HYDERABAD: Dengue seems to be growing as a threat to the city, with officials confirming an astounding 70 cases till Monday this year. According to officials from the Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Parasitology, there were a total of 80 cases of dengue in the city last year. Only 40 …
Kolkata: With two city students having succumbed to dengue and at least two more testing positive, schools are on high alert. The latest victim is a Class-VII girl from a Salt Lake school, who was reportedly admitted to hospital with high fever that has been detected to be dengue. LMG …
COIMBATORE: Following three dengue cases reported on Sunday, eight new dengue cases have been identified on Monday at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, raising the total count in the district to 20 in the last two days. As on Monday evening, there were 10 patients undergoing treatment at the …
112 new cases of dengue were reported in the last 24 hours in various parts of West Bengal Two more persons have died of dengue in West Bengal, taking the toll to 13 in the vector-borne disease since January, with 112 new cases reporting in the last 24 hours, officials …
500-700 cases are reported in the out-patient department daily. Most of them are for viral fevers.. Hyderabad: Eighty-nine cases each of dengue and malaria were recorded last month, keeping health officials on their toes. Last year, the city recorded 15 cases of dengue and 30 of malaria in July. Those …
With 52 new dengue cases reported from the city hospitals last week, total number of cases from the vector-borne disease has risen to 171. Of these, 81 have been reported from the national capital and the remaining from neighbouring states. Out of total cases, 91 were recorded last month. Six …
As dengue cases show a steep increase, particularly in Delhi, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended introducing dengue vaccine in highburden countries like India. Two months ago, the apex committee on health, headed by the health secretary, had denied approval to a multinational firm for its dengue vaccine when …
CUTTACK: Despite cleaning and awareness measures by the administration, there is respite from heightening dengue situation in Cuttack, especially at Jagatpur locality. On Saturday, at least 18 new cases of dengue were reported in the city, taking the toll of affected persons to 852. Of the 18 cases, 17 affected …
A 10-year-old girl, who was infected with the virus and admitted to a hospital, died on Sunday morning. Two more persons have died of dengue in West Bengal, taking the toll to 13 in the vector-borne disease since January, with 112 new cases reporting in the last 24 hours, officials …
Coimbatore: A total of three dengue cases were reported in the city on Sunday taking the count to 12, officials of the health department said. Two children and a 62-year-old man were diagnosed with dengue, and are undergoing treatment at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). Doctors at CMCH …
Dengue fever is a viral disease spread by a mosquito named Aedes aegyptis. The symptoms of this disease are fever, rashes on the skin, severe headache, muscular pain, joint ache, fatigue, pain behind the eyes, nausea and vomiting. The platelet level goes down severely in this fever, which may lead …
Three different experimental Zika vaccines being developed in the United States have worked well in monkey studies, paving the way for human trials in the coming months, researchers said Thursday. The report, published in the journal Science, comes as researchers rush to find a way to prevent the mosquito-borne virus, …
KOLKATA: A 22-year-old resident of Howrah's Tikiapara, Fahim Ahmed, died of dengue on Tuesday evening. The official dengue death toll is now seven. Sources at NRS Medical College, however, said there may have been another death earlier -Bijoya Bera, a 45-year old-woman from Jhargram, West Midnapore.She was admitted on July …
Gurgaon: Seven new dengue cases were reported in the city on Thursday, taking the total number to 16 in this season. Of the seven cases, two are from the upscale DLF area. In fact, a 21-year-old youth and a 30-year-old man in DLF Phase III were found to be suffering …
One person died of dengue, while another death which was reported last month was today found to be from the same disease, taking the toll in the state since January to eight. One person, in his mid-30s, from Howrah died of dengue at a nursing home this morning. Another death …
Odisha has earned the dubious distinction of registering the maximum number of dengue positive cases in the country this season. As many as 3,264 persons have tested dengue positive in 25 districts of the State as on Wednesday while seven persons have succumbed to the disease officially. Odisha is followed …
The popular notion that dengue-causing mosquito Aedes aegypti strikes only during morning hours is a myth. "Research has now proved that these mosquitoes bite during the night too, in areas where there is light. It's high time we waged a war against dengue," said Dr KK Aggarwal, general secretary, Indian …
Mamta Banerjee has asked the government to issue an advisory to remove stagnant water from market places, schools, hospitals, railway stations, bus stands among others. At least six people have died of dengue this monsoon season in West Bengal after which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued instructions to remove the …
