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 UT health department has recorded 82 positive cases of dengue so far, more than a six-fold increase from the number recorded by the department last year. “So far this year, 82 cases have been tested positive in Chandigarh,” said Dr Anil Garg, nodal officer for national vector-borne diseases control …
Staff Reduced, Preventive Steps Badly Hit The war against dengue and other deadly mos quito-borne diseases such as malaria and chikungunya appears to have been lost in Delhi. While the focus has been on the paucity of hospital beds for dengue patients, no one is asking the real question: what …
The spread of dengue in the district dominated a meeting of the Vigilance Committee of the Municipal Corporation on Tuesday. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Anandpur Sahib MP Prem Singh Chandumajra. The health authorities told the MP that as many as 17 persons were found positive for …
Dengue crisis continued to rattle Delhi with a six year-old boy and a woman succumbing to the vector borne disease, raising the toll to 11 even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government was mulling bringing a law to enable temporary takeover of private hospitals during emergencies. Aman …
Dengue cases usually jump during and just after the rainy season, which normally lasts from June to September The Indian capital, Delhi, is in the grip of the worst outbreak of dengue fever in five years, officials say. More than 1,800 cases have been recorded in recent weeks, compared to …
MUMBAI: Dengue that has created havoc in the capital city has now struck Mumbai, causing the second death of the year while affecting hundreds within the last few weeks. Several hospitals in the western suburb are flooded with dengue patients. The latest to die of the viral infection, transmitted by …
AHMEDABAD: The combined onslaught of dengue and swine flu continued in the city on Monday. Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad cities each registered a swine flu case. No less than 85 cases of the flu were reported in the city during the last one and half weeks. Since January this year the …
The city’s three municipal corporations reported 1,870 cases till September 12, with 613 being reported last week, according to latest official data released Monday. The number of dengue cases in the capital has crossed the 1,800 mark, forcing the entire government machinery to swing into action to deal with fear …
TAIPEI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Taiwan announced late Monday night they will establish a "central epidemic command center" as dengue fever cases have reached nearly 10,000 since the start of summer. Cases of the mosquito-borne disease have risen to 9,862 on the island since May, with 8,666 cases …
Dengue is spreading its dragnet in Haryana with 381 confirmed cases and more than 1,300 suspected cases reported so far. Two persons have died of the disease in the state. Manisha (17), a student from Sonepat’s Bega village, died at a private hospital in Panipat on September 11. Dengue claimed …
Gujarat high court on Monday ruled that it is the duty of a local authority to ensure proper sanitation so as to avoid problem of diseases like dengue and swine flu. The HC also maintained that the financial constraints should not come in between in fulfilling its bounden duty for …
Hyderabad: In spite of three dengue deaths — all children —recorded in Telangana on Monday, district medical and health officials claim that only one death has been notified. Among the dead was a 14-year-old Class IX student, whose mother is a staff nurse at ESI Hospital. Dr S. Harsha of …
In the wake of increasing dengue cases in the Capital, Delhi Health Minister, Satyendra Jain, has directed the officials to purchase 1,000 new beds to accommodate dengue patients in hospitals. At a meeting with health secretary, divisional commissioner and directors of local bodies on Sunday, he directed the officials to …
The number of dengue cases has gone up to 170 in the last three months, with the city reporting 59 new cases in the last ten days. According to the district malaria office, most of the cases have been reported from upscale colonies such as sectors 15, 56, 40 and …
In what became the third death due to dengue in the city this season, an attendant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) died on Thursday due to complications arising out of the vector-borne disease. The city reported 1,259 cases of dengue till September 5, as per figures …
Twenty-one people have been tested positive for dengue in Muktsar district. Of these, 13 victims are from Malout, two each from Gidderbaha, Doda, Lambi and Alamwala. A Health Department official said 63 samples were sent for testing to Faridkot and the results of 10 were awaited. Dr Vikram Asija, District …
Cases of malaria and dengue have fallen in 2015 compared to 2014, according to a report submitted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to the director of National Vector Borne Control Programme (NVBCP) in New Delhi in Thursday. The report stated that between January and 31 August 2015, 38 people …
AHMEDABAD: With the city registering 20 dengue cases on Wednesday, experts sounded an alarm and warned against unnecessary platelet transfusion. Unless a patient's platelet count is below 10,000 and there is spontaneous, active bleeding, no transfusion is required in dengue patients as it might cause serious complications like sepsis and …
There have been 5,948 cases of dengue fever in Taiwan since May, mostly in the southern city of Tainan, the island’s health authorities said yesterday. Tainan recorded 5,247 cases yesterday, an increase of 363 since Sunday. Neighboring Kaohsiung reported 609 cases. Far fewer cases have been confirmed in other cities. …
Dengue fever continues to haunt the residents of Jhajjar district as the figure has touched 57 mark. The health authorities have intensified their ongoing awareness campaign in the district. “Among 57 dengue patients, 20 belong to surrounding villages, including Tikri Kalan, Nangloi and Kanjhawala (Delhi), and Rohtak and Sonepat. They …
