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 …
New Delhi: With 23 new dengue cases reported on Sunday, the count touched 550, including two deaths. In view of the rising toll, MCD has increased the power spray tankers from twice a day to thrice a day along with regular fogging.
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: With 75 per cent of the population or 2 billion people in the Asia-Pacific region at risk, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked the member states to take concrete measures urgently in order to control the spread of dengue. The severity of the public health …
Sindh Minister for Health Dr Saghir Ahmed said on Monday that 18 new patients with suspected dengue virus were brought to various hospitals in city on Sunday night and Monday. With the new arrivals, the number of such patients admitted to different hospitals had risen to 50, he said. Dr …
The number of dengue cases crossed 400 in Delhi on Monday, with 62 more cases being detected in the last three days alone. Civic agencies and the state government, however, maintained there was nothing to panic about.
KOLKATA, Sept. 22: At a time when dengue has caught Kolkata off guard, the city-based virus unit of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been blamed for keeping the state health department in the dark regarding the spread of the disease. The ICMR virus unit has helped the state …
NEW DELHI The number of deaths due to dengue in the city rose to two with a man from Civil Lines area succumbing to the disease on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the total number of dengue cases in the city went up to 321. According to MCD health officer N.K. Yadav, a …
The recent monsoon rains may result in instances of the dengue fever, but people should not panic because the fever does not require sophisticated treatment, said Pakistan Medical Society (PMS) Chairman Dr Masood Akhtar Sheikh while briefing schoolchildren at a seminar on the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases on Thursday. At …
NEW DELHI With 19 fresh dengue cases coming to light in a day, the number of dengue cases reported in the city touched 293 on Wednesday. According to a senior official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the number of cases in Delhi has gone up to 293. In a …
Sri Lanka's Health Ministry today started a National Dengue Prevention Week to control the spreading of mosquito epidemics in the country. According to the Health Ministry sources this year's theme for the project is
Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed has said that 515 dengue suspect patients have been brought to various hospitals in the province since January. Of them, 145 were tested positive, the minister said. Seventeen more patients with dengue symptoms were admitted to different hospitals of the metropolis on Tuesday, while …
New Delhi: With 2,700 domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) on strike, the city has been rendered doubly vulnerable to the dengue demon. Add to this the sporadic rain, which has only made matters worse. DBCs say that they have not been paid their salaries for months now. Moreover, they have demanded …
Lucknow: Sporadic cases of dengue from Uttar Pradesh were admitted to the paediatric ward of the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University on Sunday. Two patients, namely Mahak (10) and Prassana (10), from Sidharth Nagar, Suresh (9) was brought to the hospital from Ramnagar district, while Barkha (9) and Shivam (9) …
New Delhi: The MCD fears the cases of dengue will be rising to a great extent in the city in the coming days due to the sporadic rain. Its field staff was at work this weekend for the first time this season. It might be working other weekends also this …
Thimphu referral hospital detected the first case of dengue fever in the capital in a 63-year-old woman. The woman was admitted to hospital on September 2 with fever and pain in the limbs. According to health officials, patient was examined twice to confirm whether she had dengue.
Jalandhar, Septemnber 05 First case of dengue was reported in Jalandhar on Thursday. Kulwinder Singh of Bhargo Camp was admitted to Civil Hospital after his tests reported positive for dengue. However, he was kept under observation in isolation. Civil Surgeon Dr SS Walia, confirming it to be a case of …
Emergency centres have been set up at the Civil Hospital Mirpurkhas, Taluka hospitals, and five Basic health Units of the district to deal with dengue fever, said EDO Health Dr Khadim Hussain Lakhair in a handout. He said awareness campaign had also been launched through handbills and lady health workers. …
The unabated onslaught of dengue has made boom town Gurgaon the worst affected district in the national capital region (NCR), as the number of cases here has increased to 374. Nearly 500 cases have tested positive in NCR. Confirming this, Gurgaon malaria officer Krishan Kumar said that of the total …
NEW DELHI Two dengue patients have died and 40 of them are battling the disease at different hospitals, taking the number of dengue cases in the district this season to 348. Giving these details, Gurgaon civil surgeon Dr S.S. Dalal said the district administration and health authorities are making all …
