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 …
The Kamrup (Metro) district struggled to check an outbreak of dengue with over 100 confirmed cases being reported so far. No deaths had been reported till Wednesday evening, the state health department said, adding that Kamrup (Metro) was the worst-hit. None of the patients from the district had shown signs …
Health authorities fix Rs 600 for test at private hospitals | Release phone number for registering complaints The number of dengue positive cases in the district has risen to 45. It is just two short of the total of 47 cases registered last year. The district had the highest number …
LUCKNOW: City's dengue count swelled to 30 here on Wednesday with identification of three new cases. Two of these belong to New Berry Road area in Hazratganj while another has been admitted to Balrampur Hospital. Chief of Balrampur Hospital Dr Rajeev Lochan said, "At least 15 patients diagnosed with dengue …
ताइवान में मच्छर जनित डेंगू बुखार का प्रकोप जारी है जिसके चलते अब तक 42 लोगों की मौत हो चुकी है और यह संख्या 2014 में मरने वालों लोगों से दोगुनी है। पिछले साल डेंगू के 15,732 मामले सामने आए थे जो कि अब तक तीन दशकों में सबसे ज्यादा …
Taiwan is suffering its deadliest ever outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever with a record high of 42 deaths, authorities said Thursday, double the number that died in 2014. Last year saw 15,732 cases—by far the highest in nearly three decades—with this year shaping up to overtake. The total number of …
Despite the opening of 55 fever clinics by the Delhi government, hospitals across the Capital continue to remain overcrowded. On Tuesday, a 14-year old boy from West Delhi died of the vector-borne disease at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, taking the toll to 25. While the official figure stands at 17, …
Dengue fever cases have exploded this month in the city, with more than 2,500 people being treated for symptoms of the viral infection in the last three weeks. The disease also claimed a 36-year-old woman from Andheri (West) on Saturday, its third victim this year, the BMC said on Tuesday. …
While the dengue mayhem continues to reel this year killing many, three people had died last year from dengue in Delhi as against 17 who have already succumbed to the deadly fever disease so far during this year. According to a data released by the Union health ministry on Tuesday, …
RAIPUR: About 400 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported from Chhattisgarh since January this year. No casualty has been reported. State's health department has been on it toes and issued directions to health workers to ensure availability of treatment to even those who cannot reach the hospitals. Talking to …
Despite the claims of health department, the number of dengue cases is increasing alarmingly in the State capital. The number of positive cases in the Dehradun has mounted to 204. However on Tuesday no report of Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) cases arrived in the district health department. The reports …
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the city government to furnish details on the funds it released to the three municipal corporations for carrying out anti-dengue drives in the capital. The government has been asked to file its reply by Thursday. “What was the amount released?” asked the bench …
Two more deaths reported in capital While the dengue epidemic continues to rage throughout the country, school-going children and those ageing between 16 to 45 years have become the easy targets to the deadly sting this time. According to the data available with the health ministry the fever has so …
Pune-Based Firm In Process To Develop Therapy To Treat All Strains Of Virus Asia's largest vaccine maker, Pune-based Serum Institute, is in the process of developing a biological therapy to treat all four strains of the dengue virus. It will be applying to the ministry of science and technology for …
Gujarat high court on Monday directed the state government to fence water bodies to prevent them from becoming dumping grounds and, subsequently, natural breeding grounds for mosquitoes causing dengue. The direction comes at a time when the vector-borne disease has claimed four lives in the city and more than 700 …
It is a probable dengue death case as the report from the PGI stated that the victim had dengue haemorrhagic fever, stated Dr Anil Garg, of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, a day after a 14-year-old boy from Sector 33, Chandigarh, died. “We sought a report from the PGI, which …
Dengue cases in Delhi and Punjab more than doubled this year as compared to 2014 even though most other states like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Gujarat, seen to be also vulnerable to the viral recorded a significant decline due to more vigorous preventive measures. Latest data by …
The city's sizable expat population has been stung by dengue too, with private hospitals reporting as many as 26 foreign patients who have been treated for the disease since August. Among those who have undergone treatment at three major private hospitals in the city are Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Germans, Spanish …
Dengue scare in the national capital escalated today with a three-year-old girl becoming the 15th victim on the list of dead as the number of people down with the mosquito-borne fever crossed 2,000. Delhi Government, which has been accused of not effectively dealing with the situation, said it was mulling …
Fewer Than Three Beds Available Per Thousand Population The current dengue outbreak in the national capital region has lifted the veil from the gaps in the healthcare system. There are more than 100 cars per 1,000 population in Delhi but the number of hospital beds available for the same number …
To avoid confusion regarding whether the dengue patients admitted in hospitals and nursing homes of Kolkata are residents of wards that fall under Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the civic body will issue a notification to several private health and treatment centres asking them to seek details of the ward numbers and …
