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: Dengue continues to grip the city , with 65 cases registered in the last 48 hours. So far, five people have succumbed to dengue in the city since July 1. Sola Civil Hospital alone has admitted 30 patients in two days, most of them aged between 25 and 40, …
Dengue may be on the wane in the capital but patients who were victims of the deadly mosquito-borne disease that till some weeks had the capital in its vice-like grip blame medical negligence and lack of civic awareness for the post-monsoon blight every year. The total number of dengue cases …
Days after an NGO expressed concerns over the ongoing fogging drive to deal with dengue problem in the city, Union health ministry on Thursday justified the preventive measure taken by the government, saying adult Aedes mosquitoes can be killed by such a method. “Adult Aedes mosquitoes can be killed by …
One more death has occurred due to suspected dengue in Sirsa even as 32 confirmed and 149 suspected cases of dengue have come to the fore in the past two days in the district. With the death of Pawan Kumar Godara (42) in a private hospital yesterday, the death toll …
The fogging drive carried out by the Delhi Government is ineffective against mosquitoes which are responsible for causing the dengue outbreak, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Fogging is one of the solutions offered by the Delhi health department to control the spread of dengue in the …
BHOPAL: Two dozen people were diagnosed for dengue in the state capital here on Tuesday. The sudden spurt which has affected more than 40 people in last few days is being linked with migration of people from Delhi. According to health department sources, some 280 dengue cases have been diagnosed …
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO today claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on health, as the gas contains "95 per cent" of diesel in it. Saying that fogging only …
The sting of the deadly aedes aegypti is getting sharper by the day. In just 17 days in October, the health department of the AMC registered 164 dengue cases. Since January this year, the city has seen 1,176 dengue cases, which is just five cases short of the cases recorded …
With nearly 1,850 fresh dengue cases reported in the last week, the total number of people diagnosed with the disease this year has mounted to 12,531. Senior health department officials, however, said the incidence was going down, and would reduce further once temperatures dropped in the next few weeks. Till …
Fogging mix usually contains around 95% of diesel along with an insecticide, mostly malathion while at times, petrol is also added With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO today claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and …
PUNE: Only one person has died of dengue since January. ST Pardeshi, head of the health department of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), gave this information to the general body of Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday. Elected members in the meeting demanded that the civic administration take tough action to control …
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was “not effective” in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather “harmful” effects on health, as the gas contains “95 per cent” of diesel in it. Saying that fogging …
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on health, as the gas contains "95 per cent" of diesel in it. Saying that fogging …
At dusk, the foggers come out to spray their sticky-sweet clouds of diesel smoke and insecticide across the Indian capital. Mothers scold their children for wearing short sleeves. Posters glued to signposts warn about the perils of neighborhood puddles. Such efforts to stop mosquitoes from spreading dengue fever in New …
Fifteen new cases of dengue have been reported in the city in the past five days. According to an official release from the health department, Lucknow's dengue total stood at 80 here on Sunday. The bulletin issued on October 14 showed that there were 65 dengue cases in the city. …
The city is witnessing its worst outbreak of dengue fever in 19 years as the number of patients suffering from the vector-borne virus has crossed the 10,000 mark. In last one week, over 3,000 fresh dengue cases have been reported, taking the total in the city this year to 10,683 …
The figures say it all. The Capital is currently facing its worst dengue season since 1996 with the city reporting 10,683 cases - Delhi: 9,058, outside: 1,625. In 1996, 10,253 cases were reported along with 423 deaths. This year, Delhi has reported 41 confirmed dengue deaths so far. Over 3,000 …
For the first time since 1996, dengue cases crossed the 10,000 mark in the capital with the municipal corporations confirming 10,683 cases till October 10 this year. Municipal corporations have also confirmed 30 deaths so far. The worst dengue outbreak was in 1996 with 10,252 cases and 423 deaths. However, …
whopping 1,832 new dengue cases were reported across Delhi in five days, as per the data released by the municipalities on Thursday, taking the total number of cases this year to 9,438. From October 3 to Thursday, the number of deaths caused by dengue went up from 25 to 30. …
A major spike in cases of dengue will occur throughout Southeast Asian countries next year, owing to high temperatures, a new study has claimed. Epidemics of dengue are linked to high temperatures brought by the El Nino weather phenomenon, researchers said. The findings are particularly timely as the most intense …
