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 …
The Health Department has notified the Haryana Epidemic Diseases, Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) regulations, 2014, that would remain in force up to March next year. A spokesman of the Health Department said here today that under these regulations, an inspecting officer could be a person appointed by …
New Delhi: US scientists have warned India of increased incidence of infectious and vectorborne diseases in coming years due to climate change. According to a report on climate change and infectious diseases in India authored by top scientists from Environment Safety and Health Compliance Office of Centers for Disease Control …
Pune: Experts in the city have demanded that vectorborne diseases like dengue be made ‘notifiable’ to curb their spread. The move comes against the backdrop of rising cases of dengue in the state in the last three years. “The current burden of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya in …
This comprehensive brief explains why vector-borne diseases merit global attention. It provides detail on the vectors and the diseases they cause. It outlines the various methods of prevention and control of such diseases and the challenges that the public health community faces in tackling them. It concludes with WHO’s recommendations …
Pune: At a time when dengue has proved to be a major health concern for the city, other mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and chikungunya have kept the civic administration on its toes. According to a report brought out by the health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), as many …
Pune has registered a whopping 741 cases of dengue this year so far. September and October have seen the highest number of cases at 126 and 133 respectively. While the winter chill has brought down the number of cases last week, warmer days as predicted by the Met department has …
Climate change : Evidence, impact on vector borne diseases and remedial measures - A presentation by Ramesh C Dhiman at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
Experts Say Improvement Likely Only In December Disease specialists in the city are a worried lot, with the fresh spell of rains and so is the municipal health department. They expect that the fresh rain spell will lead to more number of cases of dengue, malaria and chikungunya — if …
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has registered 160 cases of dengue, including a casualty, in the last 109 days. With greater surveillance, the civic body is detecting several mosquito-related illnesses. Anti-malaria drive has also been intensified in all localities and fogging is being done in several areas at nominal rates. …
Experts trying to find reasons for the steep rise in illnesses spread by mosquitoes in the city over the last two years have squarely blamed patients who don't complete the prescribed course of medication and private clinics who refuse to follow the new drug policy. In the case of malaria, …
To Observe Dry Day A Week At School & Home Kochi: School students in Kochi will take an anti-dengue pledge and observe ‘dry day’ once a week at their schools and home to prevent and control the outbreak of epidemics. “Students have been asked to take the anti-dengue pledge. School …
Apart from major seasonal diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya, H1N1 or commonly known as swine flu poses a new challenge to the government with the evolution of its virus changing every year, leading to uncertainties in its outbreak. The government has not been able to take a call on …
New Delhi:As many as 247 people died due to dengue in India last year. Latest data on the disease prevalence released by the health ministry also shows a significant rise in the incidence of dengue — from 18,860 cases in year 2011 to 49,606 in 2012. About 1,700 dengue cases …
The first global vaccine for the prevention of dengue, the outbreak-prone fatal viral disease, is in the final stages of development. Currently in Phase III clinical trials in humans, French company Sanofi Pasteur’s tetravalent vaccine is being tested for efficacy across several countries including India where trials are in progress …
The Government on Friday said southern India was most affected by the dengue and chikungunya outbreak, though deaths have been reported in other parts of the country, as well. As on November 15, 35,066 cases of dengue with 216 deaths have been reported across the country. The case fatality rate, …
KOLKATA, 16 SEPT: Constant travelling and rapid urbanisation of rural areas have contributed to a nearly 50-fold increase in dengue cases over the last 50 years, say experts. "Aedes aegypti was known to be the vector of urban areas and Aedes albopictus was responsible for the disease in rural and …
The integrated diseases surveillance programme (IDSP) unit of East Singhbhum received on Wednesday the much-awaited Elisa diagnostic kits — one set each for encephalitis (cerebral malaria), dengue and chikungunya — from National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. Jolted by three cerebral deaths in 48 hours and last year’s chikungunya outbreak …
Pamphlets with details on anti-larval operations distributed To create awareness on chikungunya, health officials on Monday carried out door-to-door campaign, conducted fogging operations and distributed pamphlets at Achankuttapatti in Ayothiyapattinam block, near Salem. Of the total 350 families with 1,540 persons in Adi Dravidar Colony, over 300 were suffering from …
New Delhi: As the city welcomes the monsoon, it’s not all reason to rejoice. Accompanying the rain each year is dengue, malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. This year, there have been five confirmed cases of dengue and 86 cases of malaria, which is almost the double the number of cases …
New Delhi: It is hard to say what this plot on Rani Jhansi Road was meant for, but for 10 years it has been used only as a garbage dump. Businessmen at the furniture market here say they have learnt to live with the stinking eyesore after years of futile …
