The doctors are advising the public to eat a healthy diet and keep themselves away from any such place that breeds mosquitoes. Hyderabad: With the onset of monsoon in Hyderabad, cases of vector and water-borne diseases have witnessed a surge in the city. Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Hyderabad-based Government …
JAIPUR: Unlike the southern states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, chikungunya, the dreaded vector-borne disease, has not been a major health threat in Rajasthan in the past five years or so. This year, surprisingly, the mosquitoes have stung the state with a vigour, testing the medical preparedness of the administration. …
Despite a dip in temperatures, chikungunya cases continue to be reported across the country; data shows more than 12,250 cases have been reported till September this year The Chikungunya virus, once thought to be dominant only in southern India, is spreading to other parts of the country, too. While chikungunya …
Twentyone more patients, including 12 male and nine female, tested positive for dengue today in various city hospitals. With this, the total number of confirmed dengue cases in the city has reached 598, said the district health officials. Maintaining that Ludhiana district was the worst affected from vector-borne diseases this …
Mayaro virus has been associated with small outbreaks in northern South America. We isolated this virus from a child with acute febrile illness in rural Haiti, confirming its role as a cause of mosquitoborne illness in the Caribbean region. The clinical presentation can mimic that of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika …
The objective of the study was to differentiate exposure to the newly introduced chikungunya virus from exposure to endemic dengue virus and other pathogens in Haiti. Original Source
"As many as 10,851 suspected cases have been recorded this season till October 29, out of which 8,720 have been confirmed," the report by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation said. At least 10,851 chikungunya cases have been reported in Delhi this season, with nearly 640 of them being recorded in …
PUNE: This month, the city was badly affected by mosquito-borne diseases. A whopping 3,378 cases - mainly of chikungunya and dengue -were recorded in the last 30 days, accounting for an average of 112 cases per day. Chikungunya affected 2,523 residents alone, followed by dengue fever which laid low a …
MUMBAI: While most civic health initiatives in the city focus on preventing a dengue outbreak, it is perhaps chikungunya that's more rampant, says a study. The BMC-run BYL Nair Hospital studies 300 cases of suspected dengue and chikungunya using two methods of testing— IgM and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Cases …
Fresh cases of dengue and chikungunya have continued to pour in from the tricity and surrounding areas despite dipping temperatures. Mohali district today reported 13 fresh cases of dengue and 23 of chikungunya. The total number of dengue in the district has now reached 1,804 and that of chikungunya has …
As many as 80 cases of dengue and around 30 cases of chikungunya were reported in the last few weeks in Bathinda. The Health Department, Bathinda, claims to have launched a continuous drive to prevent the diseases from spreading. Besides, the department has claimed that it had been spreading awareness …
Of the the total 10,210 chikungunya cases, nearly 700 of them have been reported in areas falling under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation. hikungunya cases in Delhi have crossed the 10,000-mark this season, with nearly 2,800 of them being reported in the last week, according to a municipal report released …
BHOPAL: At least two or more patients being treated for dengue or chikungunya in private hospitals in Bhopal as per health department estimates. Last week around 100 dengue and 40 chikunguya cases were diagnosed in Bhopal, making it one of the worst weeks on record. With dengue cases set to …
Punjab’s Local Bodies Department had been using the wrong insecticide to tackle dengue, depending on deltamethrin for fogging (hot vapours used to carry the spray and keep it airborne; done outdoors) whereas it is actually meant for spraying (applying insecticides on walls/roofs to kill mosquitoes), say sources. Alarmed by the …
The National Green Tribunal today lambasted the officers of Delhi government and other official bodies for "sitting in air-conditioned rooms and doing nothing" to check the spread of vector-borne diseases in the national capital. Castigating the government departments and municipal bodies over the situation, the green panel expressed anguish when …
Over 7,400 people have been afflicted with chikungunya in the national capital even as dengue cases continued to plateau in the city with a little over 3,000 persons having contracted the virus this season. According to a municipal report released Monday, out of the total 7,425 chikungunya cases recorded till …
The Supreme Court Monday sought explanation from the Delhi government as well as the Centre over lack of landfill sites for garbage disposal in the national capital. “I have seen some TV reports in which it was pointed out that people are dying (due to lack of garbage disposal). What …
AHMEDABAD: A PIL in Gujarat high court has demanded quick action by civic bodies and state government to check the outbreak of diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya etc. The PIL filed by Swaraj Abhiyan sought HC directions to authorities to undertake cleanliness campaigns by taking effective steps for collection and …
45 fresh cases of dengue, 11 of chikungunya reported from tricity, surrounding areas The tricity and its surrounding areas today reported 45 fresh cases of dengue and 11 of chikungunya. Out of these, 33 fresh cases of dengue and 11 of chikungunya were reported from the Mohali district today taking …
As many as 54 fresh cases of dengue were reported from the tricity and surrounding areas today, including 17 from Mohali district, 28 from Chandigarh and nine from Panchkula. The total number of dengue cases reported from the Tricity and surrounding areas have reached 2,102. Besides, 17 fresh cases of …
Dehradun: The Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital is allegedly not conducting chikungunya tests for suspected patients, due to which they are now being referred to private clinics where they are forced to spend up to Rs 1,000 per test. GDMC officials say they don’t have trained technicians for conducting …
