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 …

NMC to audit reports of all dengue, swine flu cases

Nashik: The health department of Nashik Municipal Corporation will be conducting an audit of all dengue and swine flu cases reported in private hospitals in the city over the past two months. The decision comes a day after a patient complained to the NMC of being wrongly detected as dengue …

2,500 dengue cases this season, 24% from Patiala

With around 2,500 confirmed dengue cases reported already, the state is in the severe grip of the vector-borne disease. Patiala, the home district of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Health Minister Brahm Mohindra and Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, tops the chart with 595 cases. It is followed by …

Chikungunya out of control, 200 affected

Vadodara: While concerns were being raised regarding dengue cases, more chikungunya cases have started surfacing since about a week now in the city. The number of chikungunya cases reported in the city has already crossed the 200-mark and is consistently increasing. The consistently increasing number has led to concern among …

Dengue death toll rises to 11 in Kolkata

Disease is spreading fast in northern part of Bengal At least a dozen people have died due to dengue in West Bengal in the last two months. Last week, the vector borne disease claimed two more lives in Kolkata. In north Bengal, over 50 people are hospitalised in suburban and …

Carbon dioxide emissions costing India up to $210 bn every year: Study

For the US, the cost is about $50 billion per tonne Carbon dioxide emissions are costing the Indian economy up to $210 billion every year, according to a global study which found that the country is likely to suffer highest economic damage from climate change after the US. Previous research …

5 dengue cases in two days, count goes up to 87

LUCKNOW: Five cases of dengue were reported from the city on Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the tally of affected patients to 87 since January this year. All cases, verified by the unit of vector-borne diseases control at the office of the chief medical officer (CMO), reportedly had no travel history …

5 fresh cases, dengue count 79

At least three to five cases of dengue are being reported daily from the city. Five fresh cases of dengue were reported today, taking the season count to 79. One case each was reported from Sector 39, 45, 51, 55, and Daria village. Besides, 42 malaria and three chikungunya cases …

Sudan reports outbreak of mosquito-borne Chikungunya disease in eastern state

More than 11,000 people in Sudan's eastern state of Kassala have been infected over the past month by Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne viral disease, but no deaths have been reported, a Sudanese official said on Tuesday. Chikungunya is spread by two mosquito species and can cause severe symptoms, which develop …

Niger: NGO alarmed by high fatality rates from malaria

The twin challenges of malaria and malnutrition are proving a challenge in Niger, where health and humanitarian aid workers say 10 children per day died during the month of August. “We have never seen anything like this before, and we fear it’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said Dr. …

Long rain spell, viral infections rise 75%

GURUGRAM: This monsoon has seen a huge spike in cases of viral infection. According to data provided by the Civil hospital, a total of 5,024 such cases have been reported this year as compared to last year’s 2,875 cases, a rise of around 75%. A whopping 403 suspected dengue cases …

Dengue cases in Delhi jump to 343; 236 in September alone

Dengue cases have spiralled in the city with over 340 people being diagnosed with the vector-borne disease this season, nearly 70 per cent of whom were affected in September alone, a municipal report released on Monday said. Dengue cases have spiralled in the city with over 340 people being diagnosed …

Dengue virus is changing to attack brain

HYDERABAD: Dengue is turning more virulent and causing severe complications in the form of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue severe shock (DSS). It is also developing affinity towards neurological system affecting brain. Most mortality cases related to dengue fevers are DHF and DSS episodes. A research study conducted in …

Dengue and chikungunya scar skin

Ahmedabad: Over the last one and a half year doctors across major cities in Gujarat have been advising patients suffering from chikungunya and dengue to be careful of the after effects of the disease that affect the skin. Recently, doctors from VS hospital in Ahmedabad and PDU Medical College, Rajkot …

106 dengue, 30 malaria cases in a week in Delhi

There has been a sudden spike in mosquito-borne diseases in the city. Of the total 243 dengue cases reported this season, 106 were reported during the last one week. According to the report issued by the corporations, 106 new cases of dengue, 30 cases of malaria and 13 cases of …

700 new dengue cases in two weeks in Telangana

HYDERABAD: In a major health scare, 700 new cases of dengue, including 23 from Hyderabad, were reported from across the state in just a fortnight. While thousands of patients have landed in hospitals, 46 cases of dengue were reported on Sunday, mostly from Khamman and Warangal. Also, six cases of …

12 out of 28 cases of dengue test positive in Phagwara

With 28 fresh cases having been reported this season, dengue has spread its tentacles in the Corporation Town Phagwara. When contacted, Senior Medical Officer Phagwara Davinder Singh has confirmed that a total of 12 dengue cases have been detected positive. He said though it was a total failure of the …

Kolkata: 26 NS1 positive dengue cases detected in Duttabad

KOLKATA: Duttabad area under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has been badly hit by dengue this year and the civic authorities are taking all measures as possible to prevent the disease to further spread in the locality. Another 95 persons had attended the two medical camps in Duttabad on Sunday out of …

Rise in vector-borne disease cases in the National Capital

At least 25 fresh cases of Malaria and 30 cases of Dengue were reported by the various MCDs in Delhi last week, thus taking the total count of people affected by the diseases in 2018 to 195 and 137, respectively. The total number of cases of Chikungunya, however, reported till …

Dengue cases double this year

Jaipur: In comparison to corresponding period of 2017 till August, this year more than double the dengue cases have been reported. In 2017, while 818 dengue cases were reported till August this year 2,089 persons were diagnosed with dengue till August. However, health department claimed that they have taken timely …

Kolkata: Anti-dengue drive starts in Duttabad

Civic workers clear a pile of garbage at DuttabadCivic workers clear a pile of garbage at Duttabad KOLKATA: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation on Saturday started collecting blood samples of patients suffering from fever and dengue-like symptoms. The civic body also started cleaning ponds and roads in Duttabad to tackle the …

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