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 threat of mosquito-borne diseases continues to loom large over the abutting areas of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Pune's Lohegaon Airport. An entomological survey carried out by the officials of the Union health ministry in April showed considerable presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes' larvae in 400m radius outside …
Despite confirmation of three cases last month, Zika may not be a recent introduction to the country. The director of India’s premier virology research laboratory explains to The Indian Express the nature of the public health concern from the mosquito-borne disease. Zika is no longer a medical emergency for WHO. …
An amount of Rs 4.65 crore has been allocated to East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for the same purpose, a senior government official said. The Delhi government today said it has released nearly Rs 25 crore to all three municipal corporations of the city to tackle the dengue and chikungunya …
Reviewing dengue and chikungunya preparedness in the national Capital, Lt. Governor Anil Baijal today directed the city agencies to step up the awareness exercise and steps taken to control the breeding of mosquitoes in the capital. The Lt. Governor directed the officials to launch an “information, education and communication” campaign …
NEW DELHI: South Delhi Municipal Corporation held a special house meeting on Tuesday to discuss the action plan for prevention of vector-borne diseases. Around 40 cases of dengue and 97 cases of chikungunya were reported across the capital this year. However, the corporation claimed everything was under control and there …
NEW DELHI: Cases of dengue continue to increase in spite of high temperature. In the past week, municipal corporation report shows that 21cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported in the city. The total number of dengue cases has gone up to 40, while malaria and chikungunya cases have …
AHMEDABAD/ SURAT/ VADODARA: Since January the presence of the deadly Zika virus in Ahmedabad first came to light, massive health surveys were undertaken in the city. Random blood samples that tested negative for chikungunya and dengue were sent to the BJ Medical College laboratory in Asarwa for confirmation. However, Gujarat's …
AHMEDABAD: As you read this, there are some 90,746 expectant mothers in Ahmedabad, most of them poor and living in slums, chawls and low income localities of the city which are the most vulnerable to the deadly Zika virus tranmitted by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito. None …
NEW DELHI: Shocked at the "complete apathy" in removing garbage from residential areas, the Delhi high court on Wednesday cracked the whip on civic agencies. In a specially convened hearing, a bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar got a news programme by a TV …
Countries in this category may experience outbreaks of the disease, which will be difficult to distinguish from seasonal fluctuations or surveillance artefacts: warns WHO Following the detection of Zika virus cases in India, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has put India in Category 2 of risk classification, which essentially means …
Ahmedabad: The Aedes aegypti mosquito amid us is the sole propagator of the feared Zika virus. In all of 2016, this mosquito species had health officials in Ahmedabad on the edge, as it caused a sudden spike in the number of dengue and chikungunya cases. In 2016, Ahmedabad registered 2,852 …
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday asserted that the Delhi Government is all set to deal with vector-borne disease Dengue this year and none of the patients would have to deal with the issues related to its treatment and cure. Jain told ANI, ?Patients do not have to worry …
Court was hearing PILs seeking direction to prevent vector-borne diseases The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party government should run awareness programmes on dengue and chikungunya the way the pan-India campaign on Swachh Bharat is being run. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and …
The government needs to extend it to Institute of Preventive Health stated sources in health department. Hyderabad: This monsoon, doctors say that they will not only have to test the patient for dengue, chikungunya but also Zika as the three cases in Gujarat confirm that the virus is circulating in …
CHANDIGARH: The UT health department is on high alert following Zika virus striking three people in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, screening all hotels and hospitals for such cases. The risk is more as the virus is caused by the same vector that causes chikungunya and dengue and already the city has seen …
Ahmedabad: Zika virus (ZiV) has already hitched a ride on Ahmedabad's local pest population, and its rate of transmission among the female Aedes Aegypti mosquito will decide its future spread. Two cases in Bapunagar and one in Gopalnagar in the SP Stadium area, 11.7km away, is enough to indicate the …
JAIPUR: At a time when the health department is battling against swine flu, the threat of zika is also looming large. Three more persons died of swine flu on Sunday taking the toll to 27 in the month of May. Besides, five persons tested positive for the flu on Monday. …
Dissatisfied over steps taken by the agencies and the Delhi government, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said, "Dr P K Sen, who is the Director of the programme, to place a comprehensive action plan from all angles, so that vector-borne diseases like …
NEW DELHI: The high court on Thursday roped in National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) to combat the dengue and chikungunya menace. It said these diseases should be tackled on a "war-footing" and asked the director of the programme to provide an action plan. Expressing its unhappiness with steps …
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday launched its drive under the state government's campaign to make Gujarat malaria-free by 2022. At the launch ceremony of the campaign, state health minister, Shankar Chaudhary, recommended that AMC should deploy drones to check for mosquito breeding sites in backyards and terraces of …
