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 …
Children who were not infected with the virus, suffered from severe dengue when they were given the vaccine. Hyderabad: The advisability of giving dengue vaccine to children not affected by the disease is being debated following the outcome of trials in the Philippines. It was found that children being given …
Doctors and experts say local authorities should be immediately informed once a dengue case is diagnosed The development of a vaccine for dengue might still be some years away, but doctors and experts say the disease can be effectively controlled if prescribed vigilance and monitoring standards are properly implemented. An …
Koraput: The administration claims that preventive measures are being taken to contain dengue but the fresh cases of the disease reported from Biranarayanpur village in Rayagada district on Saturday proves that the steps are not effective. Last week, five persons of the village were detected with the disease and treated …
The first spells of monsoon in the city have accompanied the deadly dengue fever. Six cases of dengue were confirmed in the city. While three patients were admitted in the Wockhardt Hospital at Mumbai Central last week, three more visited the out patient department (OPD) ward of the hospital and …
NEW DELHI: The government is set to streamline the rules for blood donation for safety of both patients and donors. The health ministry is expected to come up with specific donor selection criteria. For instance, the proposed rules prohibit a woman from donating blood for 12 months after child birth. …
With the change in climate, the number of dengue and fever cases is on rise in the district. According to Health Department statistics, various government hospitals in the district have seen over 5, 000 fever cases since June 1. There is also a spurt in dengue cases with one suspected …
Three fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the past week in the capital, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 24, one more than the total number of dengue cases recorded in Delhi, according to the latest municipal report released today. …
BHUBANESWAR: The season’s first dengue death case was reported from a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. It was confirmed by Braja Kishore Brahma, director of health services of the state, on Thursday. The patient was identified as Pratima Sahu, 48, of BDA Colony in Bhubaneswar. She was undergoing treatment in the …
Jaipur: City doctors suspecting the trend of reporting of dengue cases in summers as a result of possible change in genotype (genetic structure) of any of existing serotypes of dengue virus or emergence of new serotype. The dengue virus is surviving even in hostile weather conditions. According to WHO, there …
With the monsoon only a couple of days away, officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation’s health department have identified 89,896 mosquito breeding spots in the city. With the monsoon only a couple of days away, officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation’s health department have identified 89,896 mosquito breeding spots in …
Calcutta: The owner of any premises that fails to comply with municipal recommendations on mosquito eradication can be fined up to Rs 1 lakh under a new rule that takes effect on Friday, replacing the provision that required civic officials to move court to impose a maximum penalty of Rs …
Calcutta: The Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) has started sending notices to houses where accumulation of water has been reported by field workers, the early alertness coming from lessons learnt during previous outbreaks of dengue. A resident of Kasba was taken aback by a notice pasted outside his apartment with a …
39 leptospirosis cases; Pathanamthitta to observe ‘dry day’ on June 2 and 3 With the confirmation of three more clinically confirmed cases in Chittar and Pathanamthitta, the total number of dengue fever cases reported from various government hospitals in the district has gone up to 80 on Tuesday. Deputy District …
JAIPUR: Facing the shame of reporting highest number of swine flu and dengue cases early this year in the country, the state government has come out with strict provisions for doctors and people to prevent these diseases. The health department issued a notification on Monday declaring dengue, malaria and swine …
Limiting global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, as per the UN Paris Agreement, would stop dengue spreading to areas where incidence is currently low, say researchers. Dengue is the fastest growing mosquito-borne disease across the world today, causing nearly 400 million infections every year. According to the World Health Organization …
New Delhi: Three fresh cases of dengue have been reported in May, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this season to 15, according to the latest municipal report released on Monday. Fourteen cases of malaria have also been recorded till May …
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could avoid around 3.3 million cases of dengue fever per year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone—according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new report published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that …
KOCHI: District administration, health department and civic bodies in Ernakulam have intensified the drive against infectious diseases, including dengue and malaria. According to district health department, 195 suspected dengue cases have been reported and 19 have been confirmed as dengue in the district in May. "From January 2018 to May …
Meerut: The department of medical health and family welfare has come up with a seven-minute duration short film to spread awareness about dengue, its symptoms, causes and other necessary facts that one should know to differentiate the disease from a normal fever. Instructions have been given to circulate the short …
The cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between mid-July and November-end, but this period may stretch up to mid-December. At least eight cases of malaria have been reported in the national capital this year, with four of them being recorded in May. Till April 7, at least 12 cases …
