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 …
RUDRAPUR: With five cases of dengue reported here, the health department is prepared to combat the disease spreading in the plains of US Nagar. An isolation ward has been set up at Jawahar Lal Nehru district hospital and a team of physicians has been asked to stay alert. Senior physician …
At least 119 dengue cases have been reported in the city this season, with 91 of them recorded in July alone, according to a municipal corporation report released on Monday. While last the count was considerably low. Only six cases were reported in June and July saw 36 cases. With …
INDORE : Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Sunday's 'Man ki baat' exhorted that dengue spread can be curbed with maintaining cleanliness, people living in posh colonies seem to be ignoring cautionary words. For the dengue-causing Aedes aegypti mosquito, which has a very short flight and feeds on …
Gurgaon: Two more cases of dengue have been reported in last week, taking the total number of patients to nine since June. The situation is slightly better than last year when in the same period 12 cases were reported. While 21-year-old Shweta from Sector 31 was admitted to a private …
119 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this season, with 91 of these recorded in last month alone. With a spurt in dengue cases, the Delhi government on Monday asked all hospitals and nursing homes here to add up to 20 per cent extra beds and ordered them not …
The dengue death of Munna Singh Chauhan has come as a wake-up call for health and civic authorities in the city. Health authorities have announced to launch an anti-mosquito drive from Monday, while, Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) said it is taking the routine measures to arrest dengue's spread, it would …
BHOPAL: Since January this year, total 188 cases of dengue have been registered in 23 districts of the state. As many as 18 cases were registered in July itself. Public health and family welfare department is monitoring the situation in all the districts to curb dengue spread, said authorities, adding …
DEHRADUN: Human rights commission of Uttarakhand pulled up health department for its laxity in combating dengue menace in Dehradun, on a complaint of a human rights activist from Dehradun. The commission has directed, director general health, principal secretary (home), and also secretary, urban development to submit status report regarding what …
Gurgaon: The health department and MCG have initiated a fumigation exercise in DLF phases 1-5 and on condominiums on Golf Course Road, after a number of dengue cases were reported from these areas. The authorities have deployed a special fogging machine that can help workers reach a much larger area …
GURGAON: Eleven school students of Government Girls School in Patuadi were rushed to Civil Hospital in Gurgaon after they fell unconscious allegedly due to fumigation of chemicals to prevent dengue in the area. The girls were studying in the school on a normal day when one after the other they …
Odisha human rights commission (OHRC) has expressed dissatisfaction as principal secretary of health and collectors of eight districts, which have been affected with dengue, have not submitted their report before the commission within stipulated time. The commission on July 8 had issued notices to collectors of Cuttack, Puri , Khurdha, …
In the wake of first dengue death in neighboring Delhi, the Ghaziabad administration has begun taking precautionary measures to contain the outbreak. The administration has formed 15 teams, which are carrying out checks in residential, private and government installments across the city. Full dress code for school children have been …
BERHAMPUR: ONE person died and 11 others tested positive for dengue in Ganjam district on Tuesday. While the total number of positive cases has gone up to 86, two deaths have been officially reported. While five persons tested positive for the disease in Girisola, three were from Bhaliagada, two from …
Since there is no vaccine available for dengue fever, doctors said, prevention remains the only strategy for dengue. "Our civic bodies had clearly failed to do their job. But people are also to be blamed for the crisis. We don't care to ensure that water does not stagnate in household …
With the monsoon going on, the threat of dengue is looming large and people are adopting all types of measures to ward off mosquitoes. Experts from city have also suggested the use of some plants that help in keeping mosquitoes away. A city-based naturopathy expert said lemongrass had a citrusy …
At least 90 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this season, marking a spike of 80 per cent over the last week, according to a municipal report released on Monday. The sudden jump has now taken the number of vector-borne disease cases recorded this month to …
DEHRADUN: With 16 more patients identified on Sunday the number of dengue patients in state has now gone up to 122 from 106 on Saturday. The health department is worried about new areas such as Bhandari Bagh, THDC Colony and Kargi being infested with the virus. Out of 16 positive …
The number of malaria patients in the state has gone up to 2,400 in the last three months. Of these, 50 per cent cases have been detected since the start of the monsoon. As many as 10 confirmed cases of dengue have also been detected in various districts. Like last …
DEHRADUN: Twenty new cases of dengue from Pathribagh were registered by the health department on Thursday, taking the total count of patients to an alarming 84. The numbers may increase further as the health department officials collected over 22 fresh blood samples from Pathribagh. The Dehradun CMO office has directed …
GURGAON: The district health authority has gone online to help people suffering from dengue. Now, patients in Gurgaon can get information like available blood groups, map of all hospitals in the city and details of insurance schemes on humvsdengue.org, a portal launched on Wednesday. It is a first-of-its-kind exclusive portal …
