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 …
With several pockets in the Capital hit by a rising number of dengue cases, Delhi Health Minister Prof. Kiran Walia on Monday announced the setting up of a task force to look into and suggest measures to control the menace.The task force comprises officials from both the Delhi Government and …
A study conducted by a city-based NGO has revealed that suburban Kurla has reported the highest number of malaria, diarrhoea, dengue, HIV and other diseases in the last two years.Praja Foundation, a Mumbai-based voluntary organisation, yesterday released a white paper on the city
In the last fortnight, Ponda taluka has seen the highest number of cases of chikungunya and dengue, even as a total of 271 cases of the former and 71 of the latter have been reported till date from the beginning of the year.From July 24 to August 6, Ponda had …
New Delhi: Five new cases of dengue were detected in Delhi on Sunday, taking the number of people affected by the mosquitoborne disease this year to 57, said a senior medical officer.
NEW DELHI: An alert has been sounded in the city to control the spread of dengue. With the Commonwealth Games round the corner and the fear of a dengue epidemic looming large, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has said it will further intensify the spray of chemical larvicides. The …
Allaying fears about rising cases of dengue and chikungunya, Health and Civic officials on Tuesday asserted both the viral fevers were under control and no dengue deaths had been reported this year in Karnataka. "There is no cause for panic among the people about dengue and chikungunya fevers as both …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which is facing difficulties in procuring an adequate amount of biolarvicide to combat the threat of rising cases of dengue, got a breather from the Delhi High Court on Monday as it dismissed a petition against the civic body
With three dengue cases reported in the taluk concerns over outbreak of chikungunya and dengue fever have resurfaced bringing back painful memories of the previous year when almost all the families suffered from either chikungunya or dengue and hospitals were crowded. Dengue, which appears five to six days after mosquito …
Private hospitals in the City are required to send patients' blood samples to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) or Public Health Institute (PHI) for confirming dengue and chikungunya cases even if they had a laboratory of their own, said V Ashok, BBMP's Additional Commissioner (Health). "Even if private hospitals …
Pune Abdominal pain, rash and conjunctival congestion could be considered symptoms of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), says a study conducted by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in association with consultants from city hospitals. This has led a group of doctors at KEM Hospital to investigate whether dengue can be …
While two cases of dengue have been confirmed in the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has admitted it does not have any biolarvicide to combat the threat of dengue and malaria, with the Delhi High court passing a restraining order over the procurement of the same earlier last …
Poornima Nataraj Bangalore, June 23, DHNS The rainy season has not only shown the lack of preparedness by civic agencies, but has also led to new mosquito related health outbreaks in the City. The State Health Department has reported 251 dengue cases and 310 chikungunya cases this year from January …
Rashmi Menon, Bangalore, June 18, DHNS: The arrival of monsoon seems to have brought in an unknown viral fever in the City. Apart from the usual suspects - dengue, malaria and chikungunya - hospitals are noticing people coming with viral syndrome. The doctors, however, are unable to identify the virus …
To prevent malaria from spreading in the city, an awareness camp was organised in the Mauli Jagran colony on Wednesday. District Family Officer Dr Rajiv Vadhera, while inaugurating the camp, said there was an urgent need to involve people in the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme. Malaria and State …
KOCHI: As viral fever is spreading across Kerala, the district medical authorities have claimed that they are taking all necessary steps to ensure that the fever was contained. However, much more needs to be done as more people are succumbing to the viral attack. The district authorities said the situation …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A total of 9,783 fever cases were reported in the state on Monday out of which 11 cases of dengue fever and two cases of malaria have been detected. Out of the 18 H1N1 cases detected on Monday, six are from Thiruvananthapuram, three from Kollam and Malappuram, two from …
Rajahmundry, June 14: Health authorities are initiating measures to contain the outbreak of seasonal fevers like malaria, dengue, cholera, typhoid, gastro and others in both East and West Godavari districts as several parts in both the districts are witnessing rainfall for past few days. Drains are overflowing especially in urban …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Department of Health on Tuesday denied reports that fever was spreading rapidly in the state. There has been no unprecedented rise in fever cases in the state and no epidemic-like situation is prevailing, officials said. The fever cases being reported in the state are nothing but seasonal ones …
CUTTACK: Mosquito menace in the millennium city refuses to go, the harsh summer this year notwithstanding. The density of mosquitoes has been unusually high across the city despite the fact that the hot and dry conditions cause a substantial depletion in their population. A joint survey, carried out by the …
