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 district health authorities seem to have failed to control the dengue menace in Bathinda where the number of patients has crossed 60 whereas the Goniana town of Bathinda appear to have become a hub of dengue larva where as many as 47 patients have been tested positive for dengue. …
Officials said these include spreading awareness through campaigns, fogging, setting up a separate dengue ward in the civil hospital, among others. At least 16 dengue cases have been confirmed in Gurgaon till Tuesday, with most cases being reported from from Daulatabad, Sector 15, Sector 49, Sector 31 and Bhondsi Jail …
As many as 2,573 positive cases of dengue have come to light in Karnataka so far, out of which 787 are from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits, alone. So far, the department of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed four deaths in the State. As part of an …
CHENNAI: An eight-year-old girl succumbed to what is suspected to have been dengue fever at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday morning. Although she was tested positive for the virus, officials say they have to analyse lab test results again to confirm that the fever was indeed dengue. If …
The sting of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the one responsible for spreading dengue is getting sharper by the day. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) hospitals and Health Centres have reported 115 dengue cases in July alone, the Civil Hospital in Asarwa, which treats patients from mostly surrounding vicinity of Ahmedabad …
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have devised an entirely new approach to vaccines - creating immunity without vaccination. The study, published in Scientific Reports, demonstrated that animals injected with synthetic DNA engineered to encode a specific neutralizing antibody against the dengue virus were …
Pollutants Emanating From Najafgarh Drain Corrode Metals, Appliances; Malaria & Dengue Threats Prevail The Najafgarh drain that flows from Dwarka to Wazirabad before reaching the Yamuna crosses Punjabi Bagh during its long journey through Delhi. The filth it carries not only leaves the area stinky but also makes the air …
More than half a million specially bred male mosquitoes are being released on an island in southern China every week to fight dengue fever. The mosquitoes produced at a science park "factory" in Guangdong province can make their female mating partners infertile. Scientists have managed to reduce the number of …
Experts have said the climate change is providing suitable environment for breeding of dengue larva in the region and warned that by the end of this century, the world temperature will rise 1 to 3 degree that can affect half of world population. They expressed these views at an anti-dengue …
The sting of the mosquito is already getting sharper with the rising number of dengue cases stoking fears of a possible outbreak in the coming weeks. Since July 1, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run VS, LG, and Shardaben hospitals have together registered 92 dengue cases, against only 16 last year. Various …
Dengue threat is back in the State capital with three suspected cases of the disease being reported from different hospitals. The chances of the spread of the disease increase during the rainy season. Three patients each having symptoms of the disease is admitted in the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) …
Hospitals have been directed to set up dedicated fever wards and strengthen laboratories for diagnosis of vector-borne diseases, officials said. Delhi has reported 40 cases of dengue till July 25 this year against 16 cases during the same period last year. Over 20 cases were reported this month with 11 …
The most advanced candidate vaccine against dengue viruses, called CYD-TDV, is progressing toward potential registration and review by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016. CYDTDV is a formulation of four chimeric yellow fever 17D vaccine viruses, each one engineered to express the surface envelope and prM (membrane) proteins from …
A candidate tetravalent dengue vaccine is being assessed in three clinical trials involving more than 35,000 children between the ages of 2 and 16 years in Asian–Pacific and Latin American countries. The researchers report the results of long-term follow-up interim analyses and integrated efficacy analyses.
The City schools have been on a high alert in the wake of dengue outbreak. Some schools have issued instructions to parents to observe for symptoms of the fever in their children and accordingly take precautionary measures. Gangotri International Public School, Sunkadakatte, in its circular, has asked the parents not …
The state has recorded 353 dengue cases in just 48 hours from July 20. This sharp rise from 1,660 cases to 2,013 has put the doctors on alert. The Health and Family Welfare Department has also confirmed three dengue deaths, all from Dakshina Kannada district, the home district of Health …
Out of the total number of cases in 2015, 12 have been reported in July only. Nearly 30 cases of dengue have been reported till last week this year, the highest number for the period in the last six years, according to a municipal report on the vector-borne disease. The …
MUMBAI: Tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes have emerged among the top killers of 2014-15, showing how maximum city is at the receiving end of both infectious and lifestyle diseases. Additionally, the 'State of Health of Mumbai' report released by NGO Praja Foundation on Tuesday, showed that a significant number of people …
MUMBAI: In a survey of 22,850 households by the NGO Praja Foundation across the city's all 24 wards, it was found that 71% did not have medical insurance. Each household spent an average of Rs 48,321 on medical expenses annually, rendering them financially weak. "Out-of-pocket expenses have been responsible for …
PANAJI: Even as dengue cases are on the rise in the last six months as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, the directorate of health services said people should not panic. The thrust should be on curbing breeding of mosquitoes at source. People should keep their surroundings clean to …
