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 …
MEERUT: Despite medical authorities claiming that viral fever, dengue and chikungunya cases have started showing a downward trend in the district, cases of dengue and chikungunya are again on the rise in the past one week. While chikungunya cases increased from 626 to 714, dengue cases rose from 153 cases …
With the state battling over 4,500 cases of dengue, joint director of health services Dr Kanchan Jagtap is at the helm of affairs and is handling both vector-borne and water-borne diseases, along with monitoring epidemics. Her unending workload also includes attending sessions in the court to tackle as many as …
Delhi's municipal authorities have woken up to the threat of unused cars becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes and have decided to impound all such vehicles gathering dust for years The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has finally decided to get rid of old and abandoned vehicles in wake of the …
Even though the Health Department and Patiala Municipal Corporation are on their toes to control the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya, the number of dengue cases has gone up to 375 and chikungunya to 46. The Health Department has already deployed rapid response teams as a precautionary measure to prevent …
Attesting India’s expanding role in fighting epidemics, Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of Ebola virus, said India is a key player in the global initiative to develop vaccines. Speaking to The Hindu during an interaction with researchers at the India Institute of Public Health in Hyderabad, Prof. Piot said India along …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Delhi's Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to convene on Wednesday a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the civic bodies to discuss ways and means to deal with the spread of chikungunya and dengue. Asking Jung to hold the meeting at 2 p.m., Justice …
"Surgical strikes" of a different kind will be conducted in the city. The UT health department has used the term for "surprise raids" to be conducted against dengue mosquitoes. Sources in the health department informed that there will be surprise raids this week anywhere in the city and those who …
Improper disposal of solid waste during rainy season being blamed for the situation Karnataka has reported the highest number of suspected cases of chikungunya in the country till September this year. As per data from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme under the Union Ministry of Health and Family …
Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding vector borne diseases in Delhi dated 04/10/2016. Supreme Court directs a meeting to be convened by the Lieutenant Governor to resolve issues relating to the better management of the problems faced by the people of Delhi due to dengue and chikungunya – …
Gurgaon: Four new dengue and two chikungunya cases have been confirmed in the last two days, taking the total number of dengue cases to 61 and chikungunya to 25. As the official count of those affected with vector-borne diseases in the city reaches 86 this season, doctors at private hospital …
CHANDIGARH: Dengue count in Chandigarh has reached 274 with 15 new cases being reported on Tuesday in different health institutions across the city. A case of chikungunya was also reported taking the count to 31. All cases have been reported in the PGIMER and GMCH, Sector 32. The 15 cases …
JAIPUR: Chikungunya, the vector-borne disease has turned into a nightmare to city dwellers with 40 fresh cases were detected on Tuesday. According to the official figures of health department, the number of Chikungunya cases has gone up to 418 till now with no signs of abating. Hospitals are flooded with …
On the overall assessment in the environment status report (ESR) of 2015-16, the environment performance index has slightly decreased in the PMC despite conservation efforts. THE Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) general body Monday approved the Environment Status Report (ESR) for 2016 with corporators urging the civic administration to work towards …
The efforts of the department to prevent the vector-borne diseases had started as early as in February when special envelopes were released in a bid to create awareness among the public regarding the swine flu, malaria and dengue. LAST MONTH, when the city started witnessing dengue cases, the UT health …
New Delhi: The under-reporting of dengue cases, highlighted in the CAG report—carried in TOI on Monday—is merely a symptom of the chronic illness Delhi's government and civic bodies suffer from. An analysis of the audit reveals a rot at all levels of planning and action as far as containment of …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Delhi government, seeking to know steps being taken by it to check mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in the national capital. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who was present in the courtroom for another matter, told a division bench of Justice …
There have been many cases within MAMC, including the old boys’ hostel, PG women’s hostel, staff quarters and servant quarters. Those affected include students, health workers, doctors and assistants. Houses around the Mir Dard Lane are the worst affected. There have been many cases within MAMC, including the old boys’ …
What were you doing for two months? Looks like you have no action plan, says Tribunal The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi government and the civic bodies for their failure to implement strong measures to control mosquito-breeding and check the spread of chikungunya and dengue. …
AURANGABAD: Private medical practitioners in the city have claimed that the condition of Aurangabad is similar to Delhi with hospitals flooded with patients suffering from dengue and chikungunya. They said as many as six persons have succumbed to dengue in the city in the past three months. However, according to …
ICMR looking at newer vector control strategies, including a bacterium that limits virus growth. INDIA IS unlikely to introduce the world’s only vaccine against dengue this year. Experts and Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology have said there is limited data or clinical trials to assess …
