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 …
2,434 dengue cases were reported last year; no case this year so far With the arrival of monsoon season, the possibility of the cases of vector-borne disease have increased. However, the Health Department claims to have taken all possible measures to curb the spread, but the department feels that people …
KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) may have amended an act empowering itself against allowing stagnant water at construction sites, members of a Rapid Action Force (RAF) of the KMC health department conducting regular drives to different dengue-prone areas are finding it an uphill task to take on a section …
Continuing its drive to check vulnerable places in the district under ‘Tandarust Punjab mission’, the anti-larvae wing of the Health Department on Thursday detected cases of 12 dengue larvae in various localities. Four teams of the anti-larva cell led by Gurvinder Sahota, Harjit Kumar, Raj Kumar and Gurvinder Bajwa undertook …
GURUGRAM: The district health department confirmed the first dengue case this year on Thursday. The 40-year-old patient, a resident of DLF 5, has been admitted to a private hospital. District epidemiologist Ram Prakash said that out of the 18 suspected cases of dengue, only one was confirmed, so far. “This …
PUNE: Young adults in the city have been the worst hit by the dengue this year. The highest number of dengue cases have been reported from among people in the age group of 25-34 years (140), followed by those in the 15-24 years bracket (126). Incidentally, there have not been …
500 cases of infection reported this year as against 5,300 last year Breaks in monsoon may give the State a breather from the spate of dengue infections that the health department has moved to contain. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a decrease in rainfall activity in Telangana for …
Cuttack: The dengue menace in the state is showing no signs of slowing down with 55 people being admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here with symptoms of dengue in the past eight days. Over the past week, more than seven persons tested positive for dengue at the hospital …
As many as 22 challans were issued in various areas on Monday after teams of the Health Department in Kapurthala detected dengue larvae breeding in various residential areas of the city. Epidemiologist Shobhna Bansal said field workers were holding surveys by going from home to home and challans were also …
NEW DELHI: If there is a pool of stagnant water or possible mosquito breeding sites in your house or property, get it cleared immediately or get ready for an FIR against you. South Delhi Municipal Corporation, for the first time, has registered FIRs against three people in Greater Kailash for …
JAIPUR: One lakh fourteen thousand mosquito breeding sites found in houses in rural areas setting alarm bells ringing. The season of vector-borne disease has reached the doorstep. More monsoon rains lashing the state making it more vulnerable to dengue and malaria. In two months (May-June), health department detected these breeding …
People warned against approaching quacks for treatment The Health Department has intensified anti-dengue operations across the district by pressing into service 40 special teams in all the 20 unions in the district. Two teams will be in-charge of each union. The special teams formed under a health inspector will visit …
As part of its ongoing drive against vector-borne diseases under the Tandarust Punjab mission in the district, the anti-larvae cell of the Health Department and the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, on Wednesday detected 10 cases of dengue larvae in various localities of the city. During the drive, the team checked 236 …
Cuttack: The civic body has launched a mosquito-repelling drive to check the spread of dengue in and around the city. Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation Bikash Ranjan Mohapatra told The Telegraph on Tuesday that they would primarily focus on areas from where dengue cases were reported in the past fortnight. …
As many as 126 cases of dengue have been reported from Bilaspur while 52 in Parwanoo in Solan, Joint Director, Directorate of Health Services, Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta said. A National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) team has been camping in Himachal Pradesh since Sunday after over 150 dengue cases …
At least eight fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the first week of July in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this season to 54, according to a municipal report released today. At least eight fresh cases of …
KOLKATA: With the first dengue in the city being reported this season, doctors across several private hospitals have started recommending NS1 and Elisa tests to patients with symptoms of the viral disease. The prevailing weather conditions, they pointed out, are ideal for breeding of mosquitoes which could lead to a …
With over 110 confirmed dengue cases reported in less than a week from the town of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh, a central team is reaching there to deal with the situation, officials said on Sunday. However, no death has been reported so far. "A team deputed by Union Health Minister …
Surge in cases in last one week; 8 more test positive on Thursday As many as 96 persons have tested positive for dengue in Bilaspur till Thursday. However, most of the cases have been reported in the last one week. The first dengue case was detected on May 26. A …
PATNA: In the wake of dengue cases being reported frequently with the onset of monsoon, the state health department has issued an advisory for prevention of the disease. According to state health minister Mangal Pandey, monsoon brings with it a plethora of vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue. “We have …
With monsoon arriving in the city, the Gurgaon District Level Malaria Working Committee held a meeting Tuesday morning to coordinate efforts to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue and chikungunya. With monsoon arriving in the city, the Gurgaon District Level Malaria Working Committee held a meeting Tuesday …
