PASIGHAT: The Pasighat district health department is going all out to control mosquito-transmitted diseases like malaria, dengue and recently detected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district. Headed by the DMO Dr Kaling Dai, a team of doctors and officials in carrying outsource reduction activities followed by awareness programme, fogging and …
Cuttack: More than 17 new cases of dengue were reported in Cuttack on Monday, taking the toll to 70. Of this, at least 55 persons belong to Jagatpur industrial area. As dengue cases continue to rise, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has intensified its awareness and cleanliness drive. This apart, …
DEHRADUN: With dengue claiming its first victim in Uttarakhand, the citizens are a worried lot. The tech-savvy youngsters have taken to smartphone apps to create awareness and keep the disease at bay. Some of the popular apps smartphone users are downloading include 'Dengue fever information' and 'India fights Dengue'. The …
Number of people affected has crossed 500 with 375 samples from the town of Barbil alone testing positive for dengue virus Outbreak of dengue in different parts of Odisha, particularly in Cuttack and Keonjhar districts, has led to panic among the people. The number of dengue infected persons in the …
Already 10 deaths have been resported. Monsoon may have only set in recently for large parts of the country but the disease people associate with it the most, seems to have had an early start. According to the National Vector Borne Control Programme, as of June 28, cases of dengue …
Analyzing patterns of calls in Pakistan's Punjab region, the researchers forecast suspected dengue cases up to two weeks ahead of time with block-by-block accuracy, the researchers said in a study published in the journal Science Advances. Dengue infections have increased dramatically over recent decades, making the virus the world's fastest-spreading …
A Dengue Action Team has been formed and a Control Room has been set up for monitoring Vector Control Activities Tata Steel's investment on Kalinganagar plant may touch Rs 1 lakh cr Aiming at providing a safe workplace, Tata Steel has initiated several measures to prevent occurrence of dengue at …
According to the report, every year, at least 6,688 people die due to tuberculosis and 1,18,093 suffer from diarrhoea. Dengue cases have gone up eight times and cholera cases seven times in the past five years, a white paper released by the Praja Foundation on Thursday revealed. It further shows …
Panic gripped a posh society in Bavdhan after one of its residents tested positive for dengue recently, which immediately triggered many others to make a beeline for their doctors' appointment. The society, Viva Hallmark in Patilnagar, houses 215-odd families who attributed the rise in mosquito-borne diseases to the society's poor …
With the upcoming high-risk season for transmission of vector-borne diseases, the malaria wing of the Chandigarh Health Department has geared up its field activities for prevention and control of malaria and dengue. Dr Gaurav Aggarwal, anti-malaria officer of the UT Health Department, said, “We have strengthened door-to-door surveillance activities. All …
Kochi: As many as 1,100 fever cases were reported in the district on Tuesday alone. According to the reports of district medical officer, 257 cases were of viral fever while around 15 were suspected to have dengue fever. One suspected case of leptospirosis was also reported from corporation area. Around …
CUTTACK: Dengue is back to haunt denizens of Cuttack. In last two weeks, at least 11 cases of dengue have been reported officially in the city. And the major cause of concern is that out of 11, atleast eight cases have been reported from Jagatpur locality. After detection of the …
The State Epidemic Cell (SEC) claims that there is almost 25 per cent decrease in vector-borne diseases, especially malaria in the four most endemic districts of Andhra Pradesh — Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and East Godavari. There have been no deaths related to malaria so far. However, Vizag city itself has …
Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Dengue has returned to the state with at least 225 people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease in the three districts of Keonjhar, Cuttack and Bhadrak. More than 150 cases were reported in the past one month. The Barbil area of Keonjhar district seems to be the epicentre of …
Nashik: The NMC's health department sent 120 blood samples of patients suspected of suffering from dengue from June 1-29. Out of these, they received 103 samples. Sixty four samples tested positive out of which 51 are from the city and 13 from outside the city limits. From June 22-29 alone …
GURGAON: The district drug control department on Thursday conducted a raid at a private laboratory after the department got a tip-off that the laboratory was charging heavy money for conducting dengue tests. The department found out that the laboratory was actually charging more for dengue tests. "No laboratory or hospital …
MANGALURU: Though the district has recorded 226 cases of dengue in 2016 till June 27, the cases in urban areas seem to decline. While the highest number of cases, both Elisa and NS1, have been recorded in Puttur taluk at 67, Belthangady taluk reported 50 and Bantwal taluk has reported …
VISAKHAPATNAM: With the advent of rains, incidences of vector borne ailments also intensify and Visakhapatnam is one of the districts in the state with high occurrence of fevers such as malaria, dengue, pneumonia and so on. Usually, people blame the civic administration or the state government for inability to control …
Intensifying its drive to control dengue, the New Delhi Municipal Council has issued over 1,300 notices to various establishments, including AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital and the Delhi high court after breeding of mosquitoes were found in their premises. Other places where breeding of mosquitoes were found include Lady Hardinge Hospital, RML …
Pre-monsoon showers may have given Delhiites the much-needed relief from heat and humidity, but they have also revived the fear of a spike in dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, which are linked to stagnant water. The city has already recorded 28 cases of the vector-borne disease till June 25. This …
Costa Rica becomes the 5th country in the world to approve the Sanofi Pasteur's tetravalent dengue vaccine after witnessing a 500% increase in dengue incidence in 2016 compared to last year's numbers. The approval in Costa Rica is the fourth registration of the dengue vaccine in Latin America, and the …
