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 …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat lopment known for its development model, has poorly performed in curbing vector-borne dise ases. This has put Prime Mi nister Narendra Modi's ho me state among the top 10 sta tes in dengue and malaria re lated deaths in 2014 and 2015. According to a written reply submitted …
With city residents facing constant threat of dengue and malaria, the National Green Tribunal today slammed the Delhi government and civic authorities here for their lackadaisical approach on the issue. "You have to do something. It can't be left like this. You can't allow malaria and dengue to spread like …
GURGAON: Thirty new cases of dengue were recorded in the city in the past two days, taking the total number of cases so far this year to 459 - the worst in the last five years. The city has seen 130 cases in November alone. The new cases have been …
New Delhi: A study has concluded that nearly one out of every four dengue patients (23.2%) administered platelet transfusion during the 2013 outbreak at AIIMS did not need it. The department of transfusion medicine at the hospital conducted this study on 531 dengue patients, including 376 men and 155 women. …
While the civic health department has claimed that number of suspected dengue cases has come down to 13 in the last three months this year, compared to 38 last year. Even the number of malaria cases has come down to 283 compared to 290 last year. Dr Ujwala Oturkar, in-charge …
AHMEDABAD: As the winter has not set in completely, the vector-borne diseases are on the rise in the city. Afternoon temperature remains high and even touches 33-34 degrees. According to health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the city registered 85 cases of dengue in the first three weeks of …
BENGALURU: Following steady rains from the beginning of November, the cases of vector-borne diseases have shot up. Dengue cases is state have increased by 408 and chiungunya positive cases by 150 in last 30 days according to latest report by National Disease for Vector Borne Control Programme. On October 16, …
Though cases of dengue have started declining in the state, but with over 12,000 cases, Punjab is one of the worst-affected states in the country. Delhi tops with 15,000 cases. Health Department officials say a total of 12,700 cases of dengue were reported till Tuesday. Sources say the state Health …
This is the highest number of cases the capital has seen in nearly two decades, Over 15,000 cases of dengue and 38 deaths due to the disease have been reported in Delhi this year, the municipal corporations of Delhi said on Monday. Over 640 cases were reported in November alone, …
NAVI MUMBAI: Salt pans located in Airoli are believed to be the cause for the increase in breeding of mosquitoes that spread dengue and malaria, complained local residents. The local corporator said that she had complained to NMMC about this , but to no avail. The civic body has failed …
A groundbreaking new study has found that the dengue virus can be spread back to mosquitoes by asymptomatic carriers, who are actually more infectious than those displaying symptoms. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the CNRS provided proof that people infected by dengue …
In the midst worst of the worst outbreak of dengue in national capital, total number of mosquito-borne fever cases have crossed 15,000 marks this year. With over 365 fresh cases last week, the figure for the total number of cases stand at 15,254. However, no patients have died from dengue …
Area-wise map to help civic body curb disease once perceived as the disease of the poor neighbourhoods, dengue has now become a threat to affluent areas of the city like Ahmednagar Road, Kothrud, Tilak Road, Dhole Patil Road and Ghole Road. The latest report of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), …
The city has been witnessing menace of vector-borne diseases as the cases of dengue and malaria crossed the previous year numbers. Each day , around two cases of dengue, seven of malaria and four of falciparum are being registered with private hospitals of the city. According to the figures issued …
PUNE: There is no respite from mosquito-borne diseases in the city. As many as 40 cases of dengue have been reported between November 1 and 6. A sudden rise in dengue cases was recorded in July. Two persons had died of the disease while over 75 fresh cases were reported …
Anti-malaria wing finds these potential breeding grounds for larvae; schools put on notice Dengue threat is looming large over schools and colleges in the city. The anti-malaria wing has found these as potential breeding grounds for dengue larvae and has alerted the Education Department in this regard. The DPI (Schools) …
BENGALURU: There is a huge disparity between the numbers provided by the state government and a surveillance result by doctors at St John’s Medical College regarding those affected with dengue. Dr B G Prakash, Surveillance Head of the Health Department, says that their number of 3,000 affected in the state …
The number of dengue cases in Sangrur district has crossed 400. As per official information, out of 1,092 suspected dengue cases, as many as 403 have tested positive to date in the district. Out of these, 65 per cent cases (269 cases) are from urban areas while the remaining are …
Since the beginning of this year, Vietnam has seen some 47,000 dengue fever patients, including 30 fatalities, compared with the respective figures of 23,400 and 17 in the same period last year, the country's General Statistics Office has said. In October alone, Vietnam reported over 14,100 cases of dengue fever …
In the worst outbreak of dengue in the national capital, the number of people suffering from the disease has crossed the 14,000 mark. Last week, over 1,300 cases were reported from across the city, taking total figure to 14,246. According to official figures released on Monday, no dengue deaths were …
