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 …
Chikungunya cases in Delhi have shot up to 423, a massive rise in the figure released by civic authorities India had “tried to partner” with a Denmark-based biotechnology major for working on development of vaccine for chikungunya about 10 years ago, but the “deal fell through”, a former member of …
Of the five people from Delhi who succumbed to dengue this season, three belonged to the adjoining Jamia Nagar and Shaheen Bagh neighbourhoods in south Delhi. There naturally is a panic in the locality as every second family seems to have a member who is either suffering from dengue or …
City hospitals are swamped with patients suffering from fever, most of them down with the mosquito-borne dengue and chikungunya. However, this monsoon, many others have been infected with a host of other viruses. Almost all of them are running high-grade fever that refuses to subside despite being prescribed paracetamol, doctors …
Every monsoon, there is an increase in the number of people infected by dengue and chikungunya. Both are viral diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. While a number of the symptoms associated with the two diseases are similar, there exist some key differences. Here are some key facts to keep in …
PUNE: Epidemic louse-borne typhus is suspected to be the cause of the fever outbreak in Shindewadi village in Pune district that killed two children and affected 90 others this month. Since the confirmatory test kit is not available in India, microbiologists from state-run B J Medical College attached Sassoon General …
Health experts have attributed the rise to a possible "evolution" in the virus that carries this disease and change in weather factors like humidity. The sudden spike in chikungunya cases in several parts of north India, including Delhi, has come nearly ten years after a big outbreak of the mosquito- …
Health experts have attributed the rise to a possible "evolution" in the virus that carries this disease and change in weather factors like humidity. There has been a sudden increase in chikanguniya cases in the national capital, with 188 blood samples testing positive for this mosquito-borne disease in the last …
PMC health officials have identified 71 mosquito breeding spots in Dhole Patil, which includes areas like Koregaon Park, Bund Garden and Pune Railway Station Every day, the city’s pest control department is identifying 45 fever cases from across 15 wards. In August itself, out of 265 suspected dengue cases, 67 …
The repeated failure of civic bodies to prevent mosquito breeding in the city has led to a spurt in diseases like chikungunya and dengue. Doctors say they are witnessing an unusually high number of patients suffering from chikungunya this season. “After 2006-07, this is the first time that so many …
Doctors blame weather conditions and poor sanitation in city for boost in mosquito numbers. Hyderabad: Cases of fever are on the rise in the state with an estimated one lakh people suffering. The Fever Hospital is seeing more than 900 patients daily, and on Monday it had more than 1,200 …
New Delhi: Although Delhi has witnessed a lot of relief from the monsoon rains, it has come with a price – a spurt in mosquito breeding. This spike in mosquito breeding has unfortunately paved the way for the spread of diseases like chikungunya. As per the Times of India (TOI), …
Researchers in New Delhi have found that "Aedes aegypti" mosquitoes that transmit the chikungunya virus, pass it on to their offspring -- a feature that allows these mosquitoes to maintain the virus within their population for generations. In other words, mosquitoes emerging from eggs laid by infected Aedes also carry …
Researchers in New Delhi have found that "Aedes aegypti" mosquitoes that transmit the chikungunya virus, pass it on to their offspring -- a feature that allows these mosquitoes to maintain the virus within their population for generations. In other words, mosquitoes emerging from eggs laid by infected Aedes also carry …
VISAKHAPATNAM: With the advent of rains, incidences of vector borne ailments also intensify and Visakhapatnam is one of the districts in the state with high occurrence of fevers such as malaria, dengue, pneumonia and so on. Usually, people blame the civic administration or the state government for inability to control …
Number of dengue cases double since April Mosquitoes breed in a pool of stagnant water behind the referral hospital on H Siddaiah Road. With the onset of monsoon and dip in mercury levels, the number of mosquito-borne diseases, particularly dengue cases, has gone up in Bengaluru. Residents of Defence Colony …
The major mosquito vectors of human diseases have co-evolved with humans over a long period of time. However, the rapid growth in human population and the associated expansion in agricultural activity and greater urbanisation have created ecological changes that have had a marked impact on biology of mosquito vectors. Adaptation …
Health officials in Mandera County have raised alarm after 540 residents were on Wednesday reported to have been admitted in various hospitals following outbreak of Chikungunya disease. Health chief officer Mariam Dubow Dahir said the number of patients could increase as most schools were also affected. She said health officials …
Pune: Water scarcity forces people to store water, which in turn, creates favourable conditions for the dengue mosquito to thrive. No wonder, dengue and chikungunya (also caused by mosquito bite) cases have shown a marked increase in Pune in the last few days. The municipal administration has recorded 117 cases …
In June 2014, Suriname faced the first Chikungunya outbreak. Since international reports mostly focus on hospitalized patients, the least affected group, a study was conducted to describe clinical characteristics of mainly outpatients including children. In addition, the cumulative incidence of this first epidemic was investigated. Original Source
As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity. The battle against the insects on the streets of Brazil is the latest in …
