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 …

Malaria, virus causing fever in west UP'

Malaria and seasonal influenza could be the main reasons behind the high incidence of fever cases in Bareilly and Badaun, says health department which presented an assessment to chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday. The CM had called a meeting to review the situation and state's response to the problem …

Dengue kills 10-year-old in Duttabad

Salt Lake: A 10-year-old boy from Duttabad who had tested positive for dengue and been suffering from fever for a week died at NRS Medical College and Hospital on Thursday morning. The child's mother and one-and-a-half-year-old sister are down with dengue, too. This is the second time the mosquito-borne disease …

98% spike in dengue cases across Mumbai in the past five years: RTI data

RTI data collected by the Praja Foundation has revealed that the occurrence of dengue has increased by 98 per cent in the past five years. Despite the increase, areas such as Andheri West, Ghatkopar East, and Chembur have not reported a single case of dengue this year. According to the …

Dengue cases on the rise in Bhubaneswar

BHUBANESWAR: Dengue positive cases are on the rise in the capital city. Though the state government claims that it takes several measures to control dengue disease, positive cases have crossed 650 mark so far. Around 300 cases have been reported from the city between August 9 and September 3. It …

Cuttack dengue action plan crawls

Cuttack: The municipal corporation's action plan to contain the spread of dengue has been making tardy progress since it was launched 11 days ago. Although "a multi-pronged action plan" was drawn up to cover the 11 wards from where 24 dengue cases were reported, the civic body seems to have …

Hyderabad: Kanti Velugu casts shadow on dengue

GHMC claims that they have 150 fogging machines but it is not found to be sufficient as the estimated requirement is of 300 fogging machines. Fogging is done on rotation basis in areas and often the area that has undergone the treatment will get the next chance only after three …

100 CMC wards at dengue risk

Salt Lake: At least 100 of the 144 wards in Calcutta are vulnerable to dengue with 109 cases reported between August 15 and 22. The government has hardly ever accepted that dengue is a problem but now a survey by a government agency has shown how widespread the problem is. …

Dengue stings 2 more in city, total count 33

With three more fresh cases of vector-borne diseases coming to light on Wednesday, the dengue count in the city has reached 33 and that of malaria 30. Two cases of dengue and one of malaria were reported from three different places in the city. While dengue cases were reported from …

4 kids with malaria admitted to Civil Hospital in a month

Four children who were suffering from severe malaria were admitted to the paediatrics unit of the Women and Children Hospital in the past one month. Apart from this, around 10 confirmed cases of malaria were reported by the paediatrics OPD. Doctors at the paediatrics unit said the number of children …

Malaria, dengue cases on the rise in Ahmedabad

There has been a sharp rise in malaria cases over the last week in the city. A weekly bulletin issued by the health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), stated that there have been 1,449 cases of malaria until the 25 in just this month. Just in the last …

Southern Africa: Malaria Cases Surge in SADC

THE Southern African Development Community has recorded a 40% increase in malaria cases since 2015. Former Namibian health minister Richard Kamwi, who is the Elimination 8 (E8) ambassador, last Thursday stressed the need for collaboration and unity, not only to treat cases of malaria, but also to eradicate it. This …

New study estimates about 60,000 people exposed to dengue virus each year in Pune

Researchers said that in over 81 per cent of people who participated in the study, they found the presence of antibodies against dengue virus, indicating an “intense transmission of the virus” and past exposure to infection. While Pune records a few hundred cases of dengue every year, a first of …

Hyderabad: Viral fever patients throng hospitals

The Ig chikungunia blood test will be carried out to if the fever and pain do not subside in two or three days. Hyderabad: More than 300 cases of viral fever with pain in joints, ankles, knees and shoulder joints have been reported in Yapral, Alwal, RK Puram and Kushiguda …

Bhopal: First case of JE-dengue in city sends health dept on alert

BHOPAL: The state capital reported its first ever case of co-infection of dengue and Japanese encephalitis (JE) here on Tuesday. A 10-year-old girl with the infection was confirmed with the co-infection— arboviral diseases till now common in the tropical countries. The patient is a resident of Tilajamalpura area in Bhopal. …

Health Dept identifies 72 dengue-prone areas in city

Taking steps to curb the spread of dengue in the city, the Patiala Health Department has identified 72 high-risk areas. The high-risk areas were identified on the basis of last year’s dengue breakout points, said a health official. With the arrival of monsoon, the possibility of the cases of a …

Encephalitis claims 66 lives in Assam

Guwahati: Japanese encephalitis has claimed 66 lives in Assam so far while the total number of positive JE cases in the state stood at 308. Data provided by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Assam, revealed that Sonitpur and Kamrup are the two districts where the number of deaths …

75 dengue cases in a month

Calcutta: Around 75 people have been infected with the dengue virus in the Calcutta Municipal Corporation area over the past month, the mayoral council member in charge of health said on Thursday. Atin Ghosh, the mayoral council member, also said 173 people had contracted the mosquito-borne disease in the city …

Vector bane worse, stronger larvicide entry

Ranchi: Twenty-one new cases of chikungunya, three of dengue and three of dengue-chikungunya combined were detected at RIMS on Wednesday, the growing numbers of the vector-borne diseases in the capital prompting state entomologist (consulting) Sagya Singh to introduce a more lethal larvicide. So far, 128 chikungunya, 22 dengue and nine …

Malaria claims over 100 lives in six months

Soyo - A total of 27 malaria deaths were reported from January to June this year by health authorities in the province of Zaire, in a universe of 81,607 cases of malaria diagnosed in this period, Angop learnt on Wednesday in Soyo from a hospital source. According to the director …

21 malaria cases reported from city

Another malaria case was reported on Tuesday taking the total count to 21 in Chandigarh. As per the Health Department here, 18 cases of dengue, 21 of malaria and two of chikungunya have been reported in the city. The fresh malaria case was reported from Mauli Jagran. Officials said they …

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