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 …
Dengue is the most common arbovirus infection globally, but its burden is poorly quantified. We estimated dengue mortality, incidence, and burden for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The researchers modelled mortality from vital registration, verbal autopsy, and surveillance data using the Cause of Death Ensemble Modelling tool. We …
KOZHIKODE: Health experts have warned of a possible outbreak of dengue haemorragic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) in the district this year. The health department authorities have asked the public to keep vigil and eliminate mosquito-breeding spots in their surrounding areas as the mosquito density mapping carried out …
El Niño may be causing the spread of the dengue virus. Scientists have found that this climate phenomenon has a significant role when it comes to the outbreak of haemorrhagic fevers. The number of cases of dengue fever throughout the world is rising rapidly, propelling it to the status of …
A Maharashtra firm is getting ready to find out whether genetically engineered mosquitoes can be a useful tool to check the growth of the insect. Even as panic spreads worldwide over the Zika virus, harboured by the mosquito species that spreads dengue and chikungunya, a Maharashtra company is getting ready …
JAIPUR: While Zika virus threat is looming large, the health department has started collecting details about the number of water bodies in all districts of the state. The water bodies could become breeding grounds for mosquitoes responsible for spreading diseases like malaria and dengue. Aedes aegypti mosquito is not only …
On Zika virus, he said Delhi should be on alert despite not having witnessed a case yet. Delhi government has started preparations to not let dengue become an epidemic like last year, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said Tuesday. The government will take charge of the measures, he said, indicating the …
The health ministry has issued detailed guidelines to prevent an outbreak of the fast-spreading Zika virus in the country. Zika, which causes rashes, fever, joint pain and is linked to birth defects, has rapidly spread across Latin America. The intensified efforts of the government follow the World Health Organization (WHO) …
Visakhapatnam: Notwithstanding the successive governments’ tall claims, dengue and chikungunya cases continue to rattle Andhra Pradesh – if the number of cases registered over the last few years is anything is anything to go by. As the dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika virus (which has been currently gripping the …
After dengue and Chikungunya, the Zika virus, which has caused a global scare, is seen as a threat to people in Indian subcontinent. The reason: the virus spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito Aedes Egypty, which breeds in fresh water, and given India's poor public hygiene, such pools …
Vietnam's Health Ministry said on Monday that a total of 637 people were affected by food poisoning in January this year and one of them had died. In January 2015, the country registered five food poisoning cases, which involved 319 people and five of them died. According to the ministry, …
Paraguay could face problems this year with dengue and other fevers transmitted by mosquitoes, which have proliferated due to rainy weather during the Southern Hemisphere summer, a health ministry official said on Tuesday. Paraguay had a record 150,000 dengue infections and 262 deaths in 2013. Concern this year extends to …
The mosquito-borne dengue virus infects up to 390 million people a year. Symptoms of dengue fever include a measles-like rash, fever, body aches and joint pain. In a small subset of cases, the disease develops into life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever, resulting in bleeding and low platelet count; this can progress …
With over 15,000 dengue cases this year, the capital suffered the worst outbreak of the viral disease in recent years. Looking back The year began with a 45 per cent budget hike for the health sector and many promises. In an effort to reduce crowds at government hospitals and take …
Rio de Janeiro launched an operation to wipe out dengue fever-carrying mosquitoes Wednesday, after an explosion of cases of the potentially deadly tropical disease hit the 2016 Olympics host city. Municipal workers deployed across the city to clean up mosquito breeding grounds and encourage residents to do the same. In …
Brazil has joined Mexico and the Philippines in granting approval for use of the world’s first vaccine for dengue fever, French drug maker Sanofi Pasteur announced Monday. Brazil’s Anvisa regulatory agency authorized the use of the Dengvaxia vaccine for people between the ages of 9 and 45 living in areas …
Aurangabad: The civic body's claims on mosquito-control measures seem to have fallen flat. So far this year, the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) alone has reported about 70% of the total dengue patients among four districts. Of the total 77 patients affected by the disease in Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani and Hingoli, …
The government should launch a field trial of genetically modified insects, according to a House of Lords report. The Lords Science and Technology Committee says GM could make insects unable to transmit diseases such as dengue and malaria. It could also be used to control agricultural pests in the UK. …
With a tropical rainforest climate, rapid urbanization, changing demography and ecology, Singapore experiences endemic dengue, with the last large outbreak in 2013 culminating in 22170 cases. In the absence of a vaccine on the market, vector control is the key approach for prevention. The objective of the study was to …
Mexico has become the first country to approve Sanofi's vaccine for dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that kills over 22,000 people and affects more than 400 million per year, according to the World Health Organization. The French pharmaceutical company's vaccine can be used by people aged 9 to 45 years …
Delhi was the hardest hit this year with 15,730 registered cases and 38 deaths. Punjab had 13731 cases and 18 deaths while Haryana came a close third at 8066 cases and 12 deaths. For a disease that can trigger a crippling fever, bring on muscle and joint pain and there …
