7 new dengue cases, 73 recorded so far
New Delhi: Seven new cases of dengue were reported in the city on Thursday, taking the total number of cases of the disease to 73 this season. According to MCD officials, maximum number of cases are being
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Malaria menace: City to use special chemical sting to kill mosquitoes
AHMEDABAD: After the state lost the first round of chemical warfare against mosquitoes, the state health department has been advised to update its armoury. Initially, 'white' powder - chalk mixed with 5% of a substance called malathion - was used to arrest mosquito growth. But it proved to be ineffective.
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Dengue affected list touches 912 in state
The total number of the dengue affected list in Odisha rose to 912 on Tuesday. According to non-official sources, 26 persons have died so far of the deadly virus. On Tuesday, 187 samples were tested in
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116 more dengue cases in Punjab
Some 116 more people were tested positive for the dengue virus in Punjab, including 113 in Lahore only, on Tuesday. According to a spokesman for the health department, the total number of dengue patients
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Climate change impact significant on insects and plants
The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, a panel of international experts assessing the current scientific knowledge on climate, has asserted that warming of the earth's climate system is ‘unequivocal', Fr. Ignacimuthu, Director, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai, said here recently.
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Initiatives on to curb dengue in Cuttack
Even as the dengue menace continues to rage through Cuttack, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation seems to have done precious little in carrying out effective sanitation drives in the city to contain the
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Bug-infected mosquitoes can destroy dengue
Hong Kong: Injecting a bacteria into mosquitoes can block them from transmitting the dengue virus and help control the spread of a disease that kills 20,000 annually in more than 100 countries, scientists
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Scientists create dengue-resistant mosquitoes
Injecting a bacteria into mosquitoes can block them from transmitting the dengue virus and help control the spread of a disease that kills 20,000 annually in more than 100 countries, scientists have found.
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98 more dengue cases
The number of dengue fever patients has risen to 762 in Punjab as 98 more cases were reported on Wednesday. Of the total dengue fever cases, 681 are diagnosed at the public and private health facilities
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Specialized mosquitoes may fight tropical disease
Scientists have made a promising advance for controlling dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by mosquito bites. They've rapidly replaced mosquitoes in the wild with skeeters that don't spread the dengue
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DRDO develops cheaper, faster test for H1N1
Bangalore : In a bid to take its civilian products to the masses, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, through its new H1N1 detection system, has made testing for the deadly flu more affordable and less time consuming.
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526 dengue cases registered in Punjab
As many as 526 cases of dengue fever have been registered so far in the whole province whereas 466 such cases have been registered in Lahore out of which, 491 patients have recovered. According to the
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526 dengue cases registered in Punjab
As many as 526 cases of dengue fever have been registered so far in the whole province whereas 466 such cases have been registered in Lahore out of which, 491 patients have recovered. According to the
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922 dengue patients hospitalised
At least 922 dengue patients haveso far been admitted to different private and public hospitals in the capitalwith an indication of rise in number in comparison to the same time of lastyear when the figure
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Dengue alone doesn'tlower platelet count
LUCKNOW: A low platelet count does not mean dengue all the time. Doctors point out that people generally assume their dear one to be suffering from dengue the moment their platelet count falls below the
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Dengue outbreak on horizon as Karachi witnesses 14 cases in two weeks
With reporting of 14 new dengue cases in Karachi during last two week, the threat of outbreak is on the horizon after recent monsoon showers. With these new cases the total number of confirmed cases of
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HC slams govt on dengue prevention
Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Friday came down heavily on the state government for its gross failure in arresting the spread of dengue in the state. The court also criticized the measures taken by
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Dengue fever rising alarmingly in capital: 473 cases in August
DHAKA: Dengue, an infectious tropical viral fever, is alarmingly increasing in the capital city with the highest peak of 473 cases reported till August 11 this year since 2007, according to an expert.
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From cold to HIV, this drug can fight any viral infection
In what might be the greatest medical discovery since penicillin, scientists have developed a broad-spectrum drug which they claim can cure everything — from the common cold to HIV to almost any other
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Dengue toll rises to three in state
Bhubaneswar: With one more dengue death on Monday, the toll in the disease rose to three in Odisha, officials said. Manjulata Sahu (30) died in South Balanda area in coal township of Talcher in Angul