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 …
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 …
Authorities told to act swiftly to contain its spread As many as 27 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday. With this, the total number of dengue cases reported in the district in this month rose to 468. In all, four persons, including the cameraman of …
The flood waters showed a receding trend in Assam, however, the toll rose to 62 on Sunday. Northeast India and Bihar continued to battle flood fury on Saturday as the death toll due to rain-related incidents crossed the 150-figure mark while flood-like situation prevailed in seven districts of Punjab. The …
People urged to cooperate in stopping breeding of mosquito With the number of people infected with dengue crossing the 350-mark in Dakshina Kannada this month and with two suspected dengue deaths, the district administration has intensified vector control measures in the city and in parts of Kadaba, Bantwal and Sullia …
More than 20 dengue cases registered in the district. The district has witnessed maximum number of 421 cases in the year 2017. TIRUPATI: Learning lessons from the high incidence of seasonal diseases, especially dengue, malaria and other viral fevers, that had kept the officials on their toes in the previous …
In its ongoing drive under ‘Tandarust Punjab Mission’ against the vector-borne diseases, the anti-larva cell of the Health Department detected 43 cases of dengue larvae at various localities here today. On the directions of the Civil Surgeon, Gurinder Kaur Chawla and Dr Satish Kumar, the team of anti-larva cell, led …
Cases of malaria have spiked in the Capital with as much as 51 persons affected by it in June, three times the number of people affected with dengue reported in the same month. According to a municipal report released on Monday, the total number of malaria and dengue cases reported …
The Ministry of Health released on Thursday this year's figures regarding the number of cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and Chikungunya. "Till date 91 Dengue cases have been reported from across the country, out of which 22 cases are from Delhi," the ministry said. "92 cases of patients …
Last year, 392 malaria cases were reported from government hospitals and dispensaries in June, while cases of dengue rose from 21 in June to 399 in September in 2018. With the onset of monsoon, mosquito-borne infections are expected to rise with June alone recording 310 malaria and eight dengue cases …
According to health authorities, the number of cases has come down from 2017, when 6,390 suspected cases of dengue were registered. Of those, 1,691 blood samples sent to NIV had tested positive for dengue virus. There were eight deaths due to dengue in 2017. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has …
To make children aged 0-5 years free from polio disease, a pulse polio drive would be held in the district from June 16 to 20. The drive would be held in Ludhiana city, Sahnewal and urban areas of Koom Kalan block, besides children from migratory families living in rural areas …
Conducts door-to-door survey to check dengue, chikungunya The Health Department has started a door-to-door campaign to check the breeding of aedes aegypti, a mosquito which is responsible for the spread of dengue and chikungunya diseases. The city has been divided into various zones for the purpose of survey during which …
Following the first case of dengue the District Health Department has already earmarked separate wards to handle patients suffering from the disease. In fact, the Health Department has set up dengue wards at all the three subdivision hospitals in Samana, Rajpura and Nabha. District Epidemiologist Dr Sumeet said the Samana …
Dengue has become a major public health problem in Sri Lanka with a considerable economic burden. As a response, in June, 2014, the Ministry of Health initiated a proactive vector control programme in partnership with military and police forces, known as the Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) programme, that was targeted at …
Former had five times more breeding spots than the latter in last four months The Insecticide department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) found five times more dengue mosquito breeding spots than malaria mosquito in the last four months. The dengue cases rise more than two-fold in the same period …
Indian researchers have synthesized a new aromatic molecule that promises to help repel and kill adult female of Aedes aegypti mosquito which isscarrier of several disease-causing viruses. Mosquito bites that result in diseases such as malaria and dengue are a major concern in tropical countries where the temperature allows their …
MUMBAI: The BMC may soon demolish dilapidated structures located within four of mill lands in central Mumbai as officials say these have turned into breeding grounds for mosquitoes and led to a perceptible rise in dengue and malaria cases in the neighbourhood. The proposal, drafted by the BMC’s G-South Ward, …
Tanzania on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of dengue fever, saying the business capital, Dar es Salaam, has reported 252 cases. Deputy Minister for Health Faustine Ndungulile confirmed that there was an outbreak of dengue fever in Dar es Salaam and the Indian Ocean coastal region of Tanga, where there were …
NEW DELHI: Besides early implementation of measures to prevent breeding of mosquitoes, South Delhi Municipal Corporation has come up with a year-long detailed action plan for 2019-20 that clearly defines each month’s activities and responsibilities of departments and officials. “Though the breeding of mosquitoes is directly related to the amount …
At least six dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year, four of which were in March, even though the vector-borne disease is usually reported between July and November, according to a municipal report released on Monday. Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four deaths were recorded by the …
