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 …
Gurgaon: Six more chikungunya and three more dengue cases have been reported in the city. Till now, 19 cases of chikungunya and 44 of dengue have been confirmed in the city. Some doctors feel there is a need to increase the number of beds in Civil Hospital, as number of …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Shahid Ali Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 20/09/2016 regarding the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya in Delhi. The High Court of Delhi in its Order directs the Government of India as well as Government of …
PUNE: Spiralling cases of dengue and chikungunya have sent alarm bells ringing in the city. On an average, the city has reported 25 cases of dengue and four of chikungunya every day this month, so far. Besides, continuous rainfall over the last two days are likely to increase the mosquito …
The WHO on Thursday called for strengthening India’s disease surveillance network by engaging private healthcare sector more for reliable counts of cases of dengue and chikungunya, which have claimed over 80 lives and affected more than 50,000 people across the country. Terming engagement with private healthcare sector as “critical”, WHO …
DEHRADUN: The dengue cases in Uttarakhand soared to 911 on Thursday with Dehradun remaining one of the top affected districts. As the state capital registered 809 patients, department has also raised a precautionary Chikungunya alert. The alert has been sent out because dengue is generally accompanied by chikungunya as the …
Lucknow: As many as 277 new cases of dengue were reported across the state on Wednesday. This takes the total number of affected people to 2,594. The tally for chikungunya touched 313. Health authorities claimed that more cases were expected as September is the peak season for the disease. Encephalitis …
The five recent deaths+ that were attributed to chikungunya+ can't have been caused by the vector-borne viral disease, Union Health Minister J P Nadda was quoted as saying on Wednesday by ANI. ""There is no doubt that chikungunya+ can't be cause of death," Nadda said at a press conference. The …
Four dengue deaths and as many as 1158 dengue and 1057 chikungunya cases have been reported in the national capital till September 10, though their number was “less” than last year due to “preparatory activities”, AAP Government told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. The government denied claims that Delhi …
Four persons have succumbed to the disease at a private hospital The Delhi government has ordered a probe into the chikungunya deaths reported in the national capital in the last two days. Four persons have succumbed to the vector-borne disease at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. “Four deaths due to chikungunya …
The latest data on spread of vector-borne diseases in the state has left civic bodies red faced. The report shows that 88% of dengue cases in the state and 65% of malaria cases have been reported from the eight municipal corporations. At the same time there were no cases of …
Cases are likely to rise further as the season peaks in September Chikungunya is refusing to let go of its grip on Delhi with patients swamping the hospitals including All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) which itself has tested nearly 890 blood test samples positive for the vector-borne disease …
Patna: Dengue and chikungunya are fast spreading in the state capital. According to Patna civil surgeon office, two cases of chikungunya and three cases of dengue were reported on Wednesday. With this, total 158 cases of dengue have been reported in Patna district so far. However, 103 are confirmed cases …
The Immature Platelet Fraction (IPF) test during dengue can prevent unwanted blood transfusion along with the complications related to it, a study by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said on Monday. If the IPF, a modern parameter that measures young and thereby reticulated platelets in peripheral blood, is high then there …
Delhi has recorded 284 new cases of dengue over the past week, in addition to 128 chikungunya cases, the south corporation said on Monday in its weekly report. The total number of both mosquito-borne diseases has gone up to 771 and 560 respectively. The corporation has also confirmed four deaths …
According to the latest MCD data, Delhi has recorded 771 cases of dengue and 560 cases of chikungunya till September 3. The mosquito-borne infections — chikungunya and dengue — continue to grip the national capital, with a total of 1,331 testing positive for the infection this season. The capital, which …
Even as hundreds of cases of fever are being reported at city hospitals and doctors acknowledge that the cases are of seasonal viral fever and chikungunya, they are still not adequately equipped to diagnose and confirm the diseases. The health department has confirmed only three cases of chikungunya till Saturday. …
Official statistics may underestimate the size of the epidemic caused by Zika virus as some Zika cases may be misreported as dengue, say Brazilian researchers. The methodologies currently available to the public health system and private labs and hospitals may also produce false positives for dengue in patients with Zika …
There is further bad news for Delhi, reeling under rising cases of chikanguniya and dengue: the worst could be yet to come, warn doctors. Past trends show mosquito-borne diseases peak in September and October. The maximum cases of malaria and dengue here are recorded in these months. Meanwhile, three more …
Flooding due to rising ocean levels. Debilitating heat waves that last longer and occur more frequently. Rising rates of diseases caused by ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes, such as Lyme disease, Chikungunya, and Zika. Increasing numbers of Emergency Room visits for asthma attacks due to higher levels of ground-level ozone. Impacts …
KANPUR: The homeopathic doctors of the city organised a continuing medical education (CME) programme here on Monday to spread awareness among people about treatment of water-borne disease like dengue and chikungunya by homeopathic medicines. The homeopathic experts said medicines like Chinum Arfcnicum, Lachcsif and Echinacea Baptica, Carbo Veg and Crotalus …
