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 …
New Delhi: The rise in the number of dengue cases in the capital has led to an acute shortage of beds at most hospitals in the city. In September alone, 304 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported. A total of 466 cases have been reported this season. The …
Five more were tested positive for dengue at Mayo Hospital on Monday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the province to 134. Two patients from different parts of Lahore, two from Shikhupura and one from Okara were brought to Mayo Hospital where they were tested positive for dengue.
Against figures issued by government, the number of dengue affected in the city is manifold. This can be estimated from the fact that private physicians are seeing at least 2-3 dengue positive cases each day. “My average OPD (outpatient department) attendance is of 50 patients. In the last 15 days, …
NIV Scientists Find DENV-3 Was Causative Agent In 19 Of 28 Samples During July-Sept Scientists at the Punebased National Institute of Virology (NIV) have confirmed that three serotypes of dengue virus — DENV-1, DENV-2 and DENV-3 — are currently co-circulating in the city. Among the three types, DENV-3 has been …
Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister Atum Welly has called upon the officials of his department to take pro–active measures in order to prevent Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis from becoming epidemic in the State. Following the reported five Dengue death in neighbouring Assam in recent times, Welly yesterday convened an emergency meeting …
Despite tall claims by the local health authorities, there has been an alarming 75% rise in dengue cases in the city in the past five days. The number of reported cases which was 69 till the last Saturday, jumped to 121 by Thursday. As compared to the previous year, the …
Co-infection Making Treatment Difficult Lucknow: Of all the dengue cases being reported in the city, around 10% belong to the rare ‘concurrent’ category wherein the ailment co-exists with malaria and vectors of both try to overpower each other. Microbiology department of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of medical has recorded …
Pune: Rising cases of dengue in the city have led experts to advise people to take preventive measures, like cleaning containers where water can accumulate. Since there is no preventive vaccine, it becomes the responsibility of the citizens to empty and clean vessels that can store water, experts observed. “Items …
38 Cases Registered In The First 10 Days Of This Month Pune: An average two positive cases of dengue were reported every day in the city between July 1 and September 10. The city has recorded 181 confirmed cases of dengue during this period, with 11 cases reported on Tuesday …
KARACHI: Seven new cases of dengue fever were reported from Karachi and one from Hyderabad to Sindh Dengue Surveillance and Control Cell on Wednesday. Focal Person for Provincial Dengue Surveillance and Control Cell Dr. Muhammad Shakeel Mullick, said 10 and one case each were reported from Karachi and Hyderabad respectively …
Hundreds of fever cases were reported the same time last year This time last year, Health Department officials were grappling with a dengue outbreak in the district. Last September, Madurai district witnessed an epidemic-like situation, especially in Melur block where hundreds of dengue positive cases were detected, and the grim …
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has registered 160 cases of dengue, including a casualty, in the last 109 days. With greater surveillance, the civic body is detecting several mosquito-related illnesses. Anti-malaria drive has also been intensified in all localities and fogging is being done in several areas at nominal rates. …
The hospitals in the capital continue to battle with dengue cases. In the last two weeks, authorities say, the cases of mosquito-borne disease has gone up significantly and most big hospitals are flooded with patients seeking admission on low platelet count. “We are seeing 15-20 dengue cases in the OPD …
Twenty new dengue viral fever cases were detected in Karachi on Monday, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell focal person Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick. A total of 1,079 dengue fever cases have been reported in Sindh province since January 2013, out of which 1,023 were detected in Karachi and 56 …
The H1N1 influenza has emerged as the biggest killer in Maharashtra this year cl-a-i-ming three times the number of lives taken by dengue and malaria put together, and six times if compared individually. Initially termed as swine flu, the virus has also shown a worryingly high mortality rate with almost …
As many as 12 more dengue cases were confirmed in past 24 hours. The health department pointed out that more than 74 dengue cases were reported in the city in past one month. The dismal sanitation condition during monsoons has started playing havoc with the lives of the residents. Dr …
At least 15 more positive cases of dengue viral fever were reported in Karachi on Thursday, increasing the patients’ toll to 953 during 2013, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell. Focal Person for Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mallick said that a ten-year-old patient died on August 31, …
Two more dengue cases were reported in Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) on Tuesday, reaching the patients' toll to six, an official said. Professor Dr Ameer Khan, Medical Specialist at MMC and in-charge of the Dengue Ward, told The Nation that a female identified as Nazia Haroon (30 years), resident of …
The dengue menace is on rise in the state. As many as 14 new patients were admitted to PMCH on Tuesday, taking the total number of dengue patients in the PMCH to 141. "Most of them hail from Kochas in Rohtas district," PMCH superintendent Dr Amarkant Jha 'Amar' said. Dengue …
A survey conducted by Haffkine Research Institute in Parel showed that many people are ignorant about dengue and its causes. The institute conducted a survey among 500 Mumbaikars on dengue awareness last month. It found that at least 40 per cent of these youth (aged 22-25) didn’t know that dengue …
