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 …
Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Campo Grande, in the southern state of Mato Grosso do Sul, are fighting a dengue fever epidemic. About 600 residents a day have reported suffering from the symptoms of the fever since the beginning of the year. Heavy rains have increased the risk …
Leading hospitals receive minimum of five patients in a week After claiming more than forty lives in Tirunelveli district during the previous outbreak in the first quarter last year, dengue has reared its ugly head again in the city with almost all leading hospitals here receiving a minimum of five …
The disease burden saw 14 per cent increase to 31,536 cases per district during October from September’s 27,587 cases. Ninety two districts reported 2,901,262 disease incidence in the observed month compared with previous month’s 2,400,052 in 87 districts, says a Free and Fair Election (Fafen) report. The Fafen who visited …
Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Campo Grande, in the southern state of Mato Grosso do Sul, are fighting a dengue fever epidemic. About 600 residents a day have reported suffering from the symptoms of the fever since the beginning of the year. Heavy rains have increased the risk …
Dengue fever is now the fastest spreading insect-borne virus in the world and has reached “epidemic potential,” the World Health Organization says. Indeed, Dr. Scott Halstead, a leading dengue expert who has studied the virus for more than 50 years, goes even further: he believes the pandemic has already arrived. …
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that it had charted progress in the fight against tropical diseases but warned that dengue fever was spreading at an alarming rate. "In 2012, dengue ranked as the fastest spreading vector-borne viral disease, with an epidemic potential in the world, registering a 30-fold …
One measure adopted was to extend the Health Department’s surveillance from government health institutions alone to include private hospitals capable of treating the disease. From a level of 22 fresh cases every single day during the months of September to November last year when the epidemic was peaking in the …
Dengue dominated the health concerns of Bangaloreans this year. Over 1,000 people in the City tested positive for the disease, a situation worsened by the steady build up of garbage. Intermittent rains in the City allowed water to collect in plastic debris and in coconut shells, turning them into breeding …
Kolkata has recorded three times more dengue cases than Mumbai and Chennai. In sheer numbers, Delhi is a close second with 2,068 cases of the mosquito-borne disease that is causing havoc across the country this year. Kolkata leads among the metros with the highest number of dengue cases (3321). Mumbai …
Committee makes note of the “preparedness” shown by it The manner in which the State Government responded to the outbreak of dengue fever during the recent epidemic is a model that can be emulated elsewhere in the country, B.K. Tyagi, Director, Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (CRME), here has …
Officials used to hide casualty numbers, says health minister Minister for Health and Family Welfare Aravind Limbavali on Wednesday admitted in the Assembly that officials of his department used to hide the truth about the dengue deaths, prior to his taking over as minister. Replying to a question by Bandepppa …
Efforts effective, will take more steps, says BMC Most of the 907 positive cases of dengue reported by the BMC this year are from the island city. According to the data by the civic body, G South ward, which includes areas such has Mahalaxmi, Worli and Parel, has seen 156 …
The city has been in the throes of dengue for the last two months but it is still malaria that is the bigger killer of the two diseases. BMC figures show that cases of malaria are steadily declining in Mumbai and, in contrast, H1N1 and dengue cases are rising disturbingly. …
The first global vaccine for the prevention of dengue, the outbreak-prone fatal viral disease, is in the final stages of development. Currently in Phase III clinical trials in humans, French company Sanofi Pasteur’s tetravalent vaccine is being tested for efficacy across several countries including India where trials are in progress …
India has recorded over 37,000 dengue cases, including 227 dengue deaths in 2012, the highest number in a year so far, parliament was told Tuesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Health Abu Haseem Khan Choudhary said the percentage increase in number of cases …
The union government on Friday said that a vaccine against the deadly dengue is being developed and expressed optimism that the trials would be successful. Responding to the call attention motion on the subject raised by Opposition members, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the trials of the …
The Government on Friday said southern India was most affected by the dengue and chikungunya outbreak, though deaths have been reported in other parts of the country, as well. As on November 15, 35,066 cases of dengue with 216 deaths have been reported across the country. The case fatality rate, …
French pharma giant Sanofi Pasteur is conducting phase-3 trial of a vaccine for dengue in five cities across the country including Bangalore, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. “The trial is being conducted in Bangalore, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Pune and Delhi. If it passes the third and fast clinical …
GUWAHATI, Nov 29 – Dreaded dengue fever has taken a toll of 11 human lives in the State. Director Health Dr D Hojai told this newspaper that till November 26, the number of suspected victims of the disease was 1051 in the State. Of them, 739 were confirmed to be …
An accurate early warning system to predict impending epidemics enhances the effectiveness of preventive measures against dengue fever. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a forecasting model that could predict dengue cases and provide timely early warning in Singapore.
