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 …
In a first in the country, 20,000 people have come forward to donate platelets to support the patients suffering from vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The donors have registered with an online platform of a private hospital in two weeks after the platform was opened. The initiative was taken …
New Delhi: While corporations claim to have initiated a crackdown on mosquito breeding, this is turning out to be the worst year in the last five in terms of dengue and chikungunya spread: till July 8, the city has reported 110 chikungunya and 60 dengue cases. In 2016, just 14 …
At least 125 cases of malaria, 152 of chikungunya have been recorded till July 1 With rising cases of dengue and chikungunya in the national capital, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal conducted a review meeting on Thursday to discuss the preparedness of the vector-borne disease. Delhi, so far …
Over 18,700 cases of dengue have been reported in the country this year, with the Union health ministry attributing early onset of monsoon as one of the factors for spurt in cases ahead of the vector-borne disease season. The maximum number of cases have been reported in Kerala. This is …
One female mosquito produces 1,000 eggs in a lifespan. Hyderabad: Health alert. Hyderabad has shown an alarming increase of malaria and dengue cases in the last six months. From January 1 to June 1, 157 cases of malaria and dengue have been reported, the highest in the last five years. …
PUNE: Accounting for 90 chikungunya cases till May this year, Pune continues to be the hotbed of mosquito-borne disease in the state. Pune, including the areas under Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations, and fringe villages, reported as many as 90 chikungunya cases against the state's total of 111 between …
AIIMS officials confirmed that at least 100 samples have been tested between December and June and that “no sample has been tested positive so far”. As the zika virus threat looms over the national capital, the All India Institute Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has tested at least 100 samples of patients …
LUDHIANA: At a time when the diarrhoea outbreak has hit several places in Ludhiana, a 60-year-old resident of New Raj Guru Nagar has tested positive for swine flu. The patient was admitted to DMCH five days back with symptoms of swine flu. A state lab in Chandigarh which tested the …
National Institute of Virology to receive Sun Pharma's drug molecules for testing against 3 diseases Sun Pharma and the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV), an institution of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), have signed an agreement for testing phytopharmaceutical, biologic and chemical entities developed by Sun Pharma …
Ahmedabad: With the monsoon setting in, Amdavadis have another health worry - malaria. This appears to be serious, as 215 cases of malaria alone were reported in Ahmedabad at civic body-run hospitals last week. According to the weekly health report by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), 228 cases of vector-borne infections …
NEW DELHI: With monsoon approaching, people in the city have another health worry — malaria. The city has already witnessed 113 cases of the diseases, while the numbers of dengue cases have inched close to 100. According to a corporation data released on Tuesday, the number of chikungunya cases recorded …
JAIPUR: The health department has issued guidelines to its officials in all the districts to not ignore cases of conjunctivitis with fever, rashes and joint pain, as it may be Zika. The guidelines were issued after three cases of Zika were reported from neighbouring state of Gujarat. The health department …
According to reports, over 100 people have lost their lives in the southern state of Kerala, succumbing to various diseases, such as, H1N1, leptospirosis and dengue from January till date. New Delhi: With the onset of monsoon, cases of mosquito-borne illnesses have risen sharply in various parts of the country. …
Earlier, the court had directed the NVBDCP to “make a comprehensive action plan from every angle, which the municipal and civic authorities must implement, so that the problem of vector-borne diseases is minimised and ultimately eliminated”. A report submitted to the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, by the director of …
Four cases of dengue and one case each of chikungunya and falciparum malaria have been reported in the same period. Even before the rains set in, mosquitoes have unleashed their terror. In the month of June, till 17th, the city reported 488 cases of malaria, which means an average of …
Delhi has so far reported 50 cases of dengue and 105 cases of chikungunya, a report prepared by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) stated on Monday. The corporation which compiles the data for the entire capital reported 10 fresh cases of dengue and nine cases of chikungunya in the last …
KOCHI: Docs Warn That Fatality Risk Increases Due To Reaction Between Antibodies Present In The Body From Primary & Secondary Infections Even as dengue ravages Kerala, health experts are confused by the uncommon traits and complications that were recently observed in patients. The pattern of dengue deaths also indicates that …
India offers a rare ray of hope for an indigenously-made vaccine against chikungunya, but delay in finding volunteers is impeding its development. India offers a rare ray of hope for an indigenously-made vaccine against chikungunya, but delay in finding volunteers is impeding its development. With chikungunya spreading very fast in …
For over 2 years, important posts of malaria officers, domestic breeding checkers have not been filled Though the monsoon will bring in the onset of the mosquito menace, Delhi's civic bodies are clearly not prepared. Sources in the public health department say that they do not have enough manpower to …
Last year, Sonia Vihar was worst hit by the dengue-chikungunya outbreak in East Delhi. The Indian Express goes back to to see what’s changed — and what hasn’t On June 2, almost 50 officers stood in the courtroom, offering little by way of explanation. The Delhi High Court had just …
