Report of the Committee formed by the government of Uttar Pradesh in Original Application No. 116 of 2014 in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs MC, Gorakhpur & Others. In compliance with the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, the government of Uttar Pradesh constituted …
The spike in cases of encephalitis in Poorvanchal region has put district administration on tenterhooks. 112 new cases of encephalitis were reported in the region, putting a question mark on the administration's vaccination programme. After mass vaccination drives in 2006 and 2010, the proportion of mosquito borne encephalitis cases had …
The outbreak of the disease in 21 villages under six blocks of the district was reported last month and affected mostly children. Odisha Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak today visited the areas where Japanese encephalitis has claimed at least 27 lives so far and said preventive steps are being taken …
Human enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) causes hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). EV-A71 circulates in many countries and has caused large epidemics, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, since 1997. In April 2012, an undiagnosed fatal disease with neurological involvement and respiratory distress occurred in young children admitted to the Kantha Bopha …
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 …
Guwahati: With the situation slowly improving in the flooded districts of Assam, the fear of resurgence of Japanese Encephalitis hover over the affected areas. Over 295 JE positive cases have been reported from the state with 66 casualties so far. Health experts and specialists of vector-borne diseases have expressed concern …
The inhabitants of Kamarchuburi and Ghorparachuburi areas under Tezpur Municipal Board are facing the threat of dreaded diseases like Japanese Encephalitis and malaria, it is alleged that the Health department here is quite reluctant tackle the problem. It is to be stated here that the area which was once a …
The monsoon nightmare is back to haunt Jamshedpur and its neighbours. The East Singhbhum civil surgeon's office on Tuesday issued a double alert for dengue and Japanese encephalitis in the steel city after 18 suspected cases of the vector-borne diseases were reported from Tata Main Hospital (TMH) on Monday. "A …
Guwahati: The Kamrup district administration on Monday launched a monitoring basis evaluation system for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). As of Monday, over 11 cases of JE and 33 cases of AES have been reported from Kamrup district so far. The programme aims at combatting the scourge …
Already 16 lives lost, Sivasagar worst hit district, Centre nixes Health department’s belated vaccination proposal Guwahati, June 21: The knee-jerk reaction of Assam government to yearly outbreaks of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) seems to go by the old saying ‘Chor gole buddhi, boroxun gole jaapi’. This vain groping around for a …
Japanese Encephalitis has taken a serious turn at Lahorighat and Bhurbandha blocks of Morigaon district, claiming six lives and affecting more than 200 people of several villages so far. According to Dr Biplab Kumar Gohain, Joint Director of Health, Morigaon, four death cases due to Japanese Encephalitis and dengue were …
Guwahati: Assam continues to be plagued by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) with 24 positive JE cases and seven casualties reported so far till Monday. Assam witnessed 863 deaths due to JE from 1996 to 2007. In 2001, 160 succumbed due to JE. The following year, 472 JE cases were reported. …
GURGAON: Ahead of dengue outbreak, the Haryana health department has notified the Haryana Epidemic Diseases Regulation, 2016 for control of Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis (JE). Coming up with strict guidelines, the notification (a copy of which is with TOI) states, "An inspecting officer, who is unavoidably prevented from …
Speaking to The Indian Express, Prof. Scott Ritchie from the James Cook University in Australia said fumigation does not work well, especially for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which has a tendency to go indoors. AN AUSTRALIAN vector control expert said India needs to step up its dengue vector control activities …
The human disease Japanese encephalitis (JE) can be prevented by vaccination, although it is not entirely clear if the emerging JEV G5 genotype can be controlled using the vaccine based on the G3 genotype. Consequently, we systematically compared G3 and G5 cross-neutralizing immune responses in vaccinated humans and, separately, cross-protective …
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 …
Vietnam's Health Ministry said on Monday that a total of 637 people were affected by food poisoning in January this year and one of them had died. In January 2015, the country registered five food poisoning cases, which involved 319 people and five of them died. According to the ministry, …
Delhi was the hardest hit this year with 15,730 registered cases and 38 deaths. Punjab had 13731 cases and 18 deaths while Haryana came a close third at 8066 cases and 12 deaths. For a disease that can trigger a crippling fever, bring on muscle and joint pain and there …
About 33 per cent children who have still not been immunized in the state under its public healthcare programme are set to benefit by the vaccine’s launch. The Maharashtra government, Sunday, launched the ambitious pentavalent vaccination programme across the state to provide infants with five vaccinations in one dose for …
Transport and District In-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday said panchayat development officers (PDOs), who fail to ensure efficient garbage disposal under their gram panchayats limits on the outskirts of the City, would be suspended. Speaking on the sidelines of a quarterly review meeting convened to assess the implementation of …
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party government in the state is busy beautifying parks even as 129 children have died Gorakhpur due to Japanese Encephalitis this year alone, the BJP on Thursday claimed. Around 9 districts from the east UP have been affected with the dreaded disease, however, the Akhilesh-led state government it …
