Vector Borne Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

No case of filariasis this year in Tiruvannamalai district

Tiruvannamalai: Public health authorities in this district see the light at the end of the long tunnel as the district is moving one step closer to eradication of filariasis, with no new cases are reported since the beginning of this year. Tiruvannamalai is one of the 13 filariasis-endemic districts in …

South double blow: 2 varieties spread dengue

While the dengue scare in the national capital continues to make headlines, officials say that the problem in the south is acute, with two mosquito varieties

Delhi struggling to contain dengue

With the rains yet to give the Capital a breather, Delhiites are struggling with the rising number of dengue, malaria, swine flu, conjunctivitis and typhoid cases. Though the State Health Department claims to be making all efforts to ensure that the city remains disease-free, the citizens are complaining that not …

76 fresh cases of dengue in Delhi, cholera on the rise

New Delhi: With 76 new cases of dengue reported on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 1933.

Light pollution spreads diseases

How does artificial light affect insects? The strong illumination of artificial light attracts insects. We reviewed the epidemiological information on three insect-borne diseases, chagas, kala azar and malaria, and found artificial lighting changed the behaviour of insect vectors and thereby the modes of disease transmission. For example, the chagas parasite …

Nature’s mosquito repellent

BIOLOGISTS have just woken up to the presence of chemicals that can dictate the egg-laying preferences of a mosquito. A whiff of the chemical can make a gravid insect avoid a water pool. Is this the malaria solution the world is waiting for? A team of ecologists at University of …

Sick season

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Dengue count swells to seven

Ranchi, Sept. 12: The count of dengue patients swelled to seven from two within a week at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) after the disease was reported for the first time in the state. New patients were identified as Basudeo Choudhary, Mohammed Qurban and Indradev Yadav, all residents of …

New Zealand worries as dengue count passes 1500

New Delhi: With the capital recording a total of 1,512 cases of dengue so far, New Zealand has sounded the government out on its concerns over the health of its Games contingent. New Zealand high commissioner Rupert Holborow met Union urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy recently, following a letter …

Home-grown dengue scare

Ranchi, Sept. 8: Dengue has arrived on Jharkhand

Malaria on the rise in western Rajasthan

Jaipur: Malaria has registered a steep rise in the western districts of the state. The districts of Jaisalmer and Barmer registered more than a thousand cases last week. In fact, the disease has registered a strong emergence in the Pokhran area of Jaisalmer where two children reportedly died of malaria.

MCDs 11th hour warning: Games Village site most vulnerable to dengue

Surrounded by the Yamuna on three sides, the Commonwealth Games Village is the most susceptible spot for the spread of dengue, according to officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, who now say the site was a

Dengue bites Saket court, 5 judges down

Mosquito Breeding Seen At Unfinished Construction Site New Delhi: A week after Saket Court Complex started functioning, five judges have reportedly fallen prey to dengue as the water accumulated in the unfinished construction site has resulted in mosquito breeding. Sources said that out of 80 families of judicial officers, who …

Health dept in Panchkula on the offensive to contain dengue

Panchkula: Fogging to continue in city till Sept 28; thrust on slums and villages With two positive cases of dengue being reported from the township, the health authorities have been forced to pull up their socks to combat the spread of infection. While authorities have been claiming that they were …

75 new dengue cases in Capital; total 1,370

A group of MCD domestic breeding checkers go on strike demanding regularisation of their jobs

Rising dengue causes platelet crisis in city

Demand Doubles At AIIMS New Delhi: The rising cases of dengue have created another crisis in the city

60 new dengue cases reported in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi reported 60 new dengue cases on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 1,295 so far this season. No death has been reported in the past 24 hours.

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