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 …
Nagpur: 2014. The year in which the city witnessed outbreak of dengue with 601 cases. Since then, the number of dengue cases has been on the decline. But 2017 broken the pattern by witnessing more cases than the previous year, albeit marginally. The malaria and filarial department of the Nagpur …
CHENNAI: The public health department will, in an attempt to curb the incidence of dengue, soon start tests of adult mosquitoes in Chennai and Hosur, screening the insects for genetic material of the virus. For Chennai, the move follows a rise in dengue cases after the city received heavy rainfall …
The mosquito-borne tropical disease had claimed its first victim in the city this year on August 1, when a 12-year-old boy died of dengue shock syndromes at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH). The season for vector-borne diseases has come to an end, with a municipal report on Monday saying …
KOLKATA: Struggling to get control over the dengue situation, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday used a drone to find out if there was stagnant water or garbage on rooftops and complexes of high-rise buildings in and around South City mall, including the South City residential towers. This is the first …
The girl succumbed to dengue shock syndrome on September 15, after a 15-day stay at Fortis, Gurgaon. Her family had alleged overcharging, to the tune of Rs 16 lakh, and medical negligence. The expert committee, set up by Haryana to probe the allegation of medical negligence in the dengue death …
Less than a month after a private hospital in Gurugram billed a dead seven-year-old patient’s family more than Rs 15 lakh for dengue care, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought complete inquiry report from the Haryana Government. Taking up the matter, a Division Bench of the High Court …
KOLKATA: The dengue outbreak is set to persist for the whole of December, something that has never happened in the recent past, believe experts. Going by the prevailing weather conditions, the number of cases and frequency of deaths, the virus is likely to remain active for at least three more …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of in the matter of In Re: Outrage as parents end life after child's dengue death & Others dated 12/12/2017. Additional Solicitor General has informed the Apex Court that Rule 23 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 requires the …
HYDERABAD: The dengue season, which is usually over by September-end, still continues to torment the state this year with 20-25 cases being reported each day. On Friday, 23 new cases were reported across the state. Experts said this trend was happening on account of the weather. They have also advised …
The mosquito-borne viral disease usually dips at this time of the year Following the unseasonal rain in the city on Tuesday, doctors have predicted a spike in dengue cases within weeks, though the mosquito-borne viral disease usually sees a significant decline during this period. “After the cyclone, cases of viral …
KOLKATA: North Kolkata's first dengue victim of the season died on Sunday even as she and her family were waiting for the confirmatory blood test report from a KMC clinic, a TOI investigation has revealed. Tumpa Rajak's report was ready for delivery on Monday morning, 72 hours after her blood …
Awaiting approval for its dengue vaccine in India, French drug major Sanofi today said it has shared data with authorities here about the risk of administering its vaccine to patients who have not been infected with the virus previously. The company, which is under fire in various countries, including the …
Health officials examine serum samples of 49,702 patients Pune and Mumbai have registered the highest number of deaths due to dengue this year. Out of 34 deaths across the state, there were 17 deaths in Greater Mumbai and 12 in Pune. Last year, there were 27 deaths due to dengue, …
The Philippines launches probe after Sanofi reveals WHO-approved dengvaxia aggravates symptoms in some cases The delay by the health ministry in approving the sale of the first-ever dengue vaccine developed by French pharmaceutical major Sanofi Pasteur might seem like another case of red tape, but the health crisis unfolding in …
KOLKATA: The death of a home maker in Kolkata on Sunday morning sparked tension in the hospital with the relatives running amok in the hospital's HDU (high dependency unit), scuffling with the medical staff. Luckily no one sustained grievous injury. Tumpa Rajak (37) was admitted in Marwari relief Society Hospital …
KOLKATA: A sliding platelet count may spell danger for dengue patients, but it's not just the low number of platelets that indicates a threat to life, experts say. The dengue virus has also been affecting the quality of platelets. The condition, known as 'qualitative functional decline', is causing early bleeding …
KOLKATA: Platelet drop remains a constant threat as the number of dengue cases refuses to slidein and around Kolkata. Unlike previous years, doctors this year have been recommending platelet transfusion once the count drops to 20,000 since the dengue strain has turned more virulent, triggering frequent multi-organ failure. Former cricketer …
At least 21 deaths due to dengue were reported last year from various city hospitals, including nine at AIIMS, though the official figure of the civic bodies was 10. Seventeen deaths, suspected to be due to malaria, were also reported by civic bodies last year. At least 347 cases of …
Meerut: With zero cases of dengue having been reported in the last three days starting Saturday, the vector-borne disease has settled at a five-year-high of 653. Doctors say that sporadic cases may continue to be reported but the dengue cases have relatively subsided due to the drop in temperature. Earlier, …
KOLKATA: The dip in temperature may finally rid Kolkata of dengue but the scare has already prompted at least two city neighbourhoods, which have seen multiple infections or deaths, to band together and form "resistance groups" or "RG parties", the type of which we used to see in the 1980s …
