Vector Borne Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Dengue in numbers: a sting in the tale

Monsoon and dengue transmission have a strong link. The number of Dengue cases in Kerala has crossed 18,000 this year, with around 75 days still remaining. The closest peak was in 2013 with 8000 cases. With 18,727 cases recorded till October 8, Kerala has handled 24% of all dengue cases …

Maximum dengue cases from Gomtinagar

LUCKNOW: Dengue cases have resurfaced in the city in the last 10 days, with Gomtinagar area accounting for half the number of positive cases. With the arrival of monsoon in June and July, dengue, too, made its appearance in the city. But, dengue numbers were eclipsed by swine flu - …

1.37 lakh fever cases registered in Prakasam

The fevers in Darsi, Addhamki, Marturu, Markapuram, Talluru, and Pedda Dornala as these areas are near Nallamala forests. TIRUPATI: The increased fever cases worries district administration in Prakasam. More than 1.37 lakh fever cases were registered in the district this year, in which 452 dengue and 149 Malaria cases were …

Anti-Dengue campaignin full swing

Madurai: The Madurai Corporation has taken dengue prevention seriously and corporation workers were seen cleaning many areas on Sunday too, which was not a common sight. Workers were seen cleaning many areas in Ward Number 30 in full swing on Sunday. They were equipped with pickers, baskets and other tools …

Hosps admitting dengue deaths face admn heat

Bhopal: Three people have reportedly died due to dengue in the state capital in the past week. Failing in controlling spread of dengue, health department has resorted to slapping showcause notices to private hospitals that are admitting the deaths due to dengue. "Nearly all the hospitals in the city are …

Kumbra witnesses rise in typhoid, dengue cases

Poor sanitation, water accumulation behind spread of diseases With having poor sanitation conditions, wild growth and water accumulation all around, Kumbhra has been witnessing a rise in cases of malaria, viral fever and dengue of late. If goes by the words of private doctors practicing at the village, a sudden …

14 patients undergoing treatment for dengue in Tiruvarur: Minister

Tiruvarur: Food minister R Kamaraj said that out of the 52 patients who had tested positive for dengue in Tiruvarur district, 38 were discharged while 14 were undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital here, on Saturday. Food minister R Kamaraj was in Tiruvarur to launch dengue prevention drive …

Salt Lake gets medical camps to fight dengue

KOLKATA: After reviewing the vector-control measures in its MMiC meeting, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is setting up medical camps in the most-affected wards. Since thousands are converging at the township to watch U-17 World Cup matches, the civic body is leaving no stone unturned to keep dengue at bay. Ever …

Malaria among migrants: Health Dept. found wanting

Delay in diagnosis, patients leave State without treatment The Health Department has reportedly not been able to effectively deal with the malaria cases among migrant labourers. There has been an inordinate delay in diagnosis on the one hand and the patients are found to be leaving the State without completing …

Residents sceptical over Corporation drive against dengue

CHENNAI: Even as the Chennai Corporation and state health department organised a massive awareness camp aimed at dengue prevention and control in Pudupet on Thursday, residents complained that the efforts were ineffectual as a sizable inventory of spare parts was yet to be cleared from the area. Scrap dealers in …

Tropical fever syndrome fast catching up in city

Jaipur: At a time when dengue is taking its toll on the health of people, there is another disease having symptoms similar to dengue is being noticed by the doctors. Some doctors are categorising it as tropical fever syndrome, some uses 'pyrexia with thrombocytopenia' to describe it when the patient …

Centre remains mute spectator amidst TN dengue outbreak

Chennai: At a time when public health officials in the state are struggling to contain the dengue outbreak, the Centre has limited its role to remote monitoring the crisis. The Centre had sent two teams to neighbouring Karnataka and Kerala when viral fever cases in the two states had peaked …

Bengaluru hospital reports 5 dengue deaths in October; govt says none

BENGALURU: Five children have died in the last five days due to dengue in governmentrun Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) in Bengaluru. Three of them were from Ballari and one each from Kolar and Doddaballapur. However, the health and family welfare department says there have been only five …

20,000 notices served to clear mosquito breeding sources

Aim is to create greater awareness, says Health Secretary Over the past week, the Health department has issued notices to 20,000 commercial establishments and homes across the State to clear mosquito breeding sources. Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday said that the idea was to create greater awareness. He added …

Telangana: September sees rise in dengue cases

A senior doctor at Fever Hospital said that dengue cases are being seen on a daily basis. Hyderabad: More than 300 cases of dengue have been reported in Hyderabad district in September alone and more than 1,000 cases in the state, with government and private hospitals seeing a major pool …

4,545 dengue cases in Delhi this season

NEW DELHI: In the past one week, 680 cases of dengue were reported in the capital taking the total to 4,545, the report released by the three municipal corporations stated on Monday. The number of malaria and chikungunya cases reported in the past week is 37 and 65, taking the …

65 fresh cases of dengue reported

Ludhiana: 65 fresh cases of dengue has been reported positive by the health department on Monday. While these cases have been reported in last two weeks, health department confirmed the number of cases on Monday. Until mid-September, the number of cases were between 35-37. Within the span of 15- 20 …

Killer dengue deadlier this year; symptoms masked, warn doctors

KOLKATA: The dengue serotype that is stalking the city this time around is deadlier than usual. The health department has said that the strains this time are type two (Den 2) and four (Den 4), perhaps explaining why the disease has claimed more than 20 lives in and around the …

5 die of dengue in 10 days in Tirupur

Five people, including four children, have died due to dengue fever in last 10 days in Tirupur district. All of them died after they were referred to tertiary hospitals including the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital and other private hospitals in Coimbatore. B Divya Dharani, 9, of Koothampalayam and K …

Dengue claimed 35 lives in Tamil Nadu since January, says health secretary

The Tamil Nadu government had faced flak following dengue deaths in some cities, including Chennai and Coimbatore, with the opposition targeting it over the spread of the fever. As many as 35 people have died of dengue in Tamil Nadu since January this year, a senior state government official said …

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