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 …
Pune: The number of dengue cases surged in 2013 in the state, but there were fewer deaths compared to last year. More deaths and cases were reported from rural areas indicating the rapid urbanization of these parts and the new health conditions emerging due to it. Until November this year, …
Government and health authorities seem to be helpless and unsuccessful to overcome the rapid and uncontrolled outspread of dengue fever as nine more cases were reported across the province on Sunday, raising the toll to 2620. According to reports, nine persons found affected of dengue were shifted to different private …
At least 10 new dengue viral fever cases were reported in the metropolis on Thursday, besides 13 late reports, increasing the number of reported cases in the province to 5,429. Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell Focal Person Dr Shakeel Aamir Mullick said out of these detected cases, as many as 4,754 …
Mumbai: After lying dormant for weeks, dengue claimed an IT student from Vakola on Sunday, making him the 12th casualty of this year. Doctors say that dengue, though on its way out, is still causing serious complications even if it is affecting fewer people. Dharmesh Patkar (18) died at the …
Fourteen more were tested positive for dengue on Sunday. Confirmed cases in the province now stands at 2518. Out of 14 new cases, 13 were reported from Lahore and one from Rawalpindi. Out of 13 new cases in Lahore, nine were reported from Mayo Hospital, two from Shalamar Hospital and …
The Sri Lankan government will commence a program to promote indigenous seed varieties among farmers from November 18. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Sri Lanka State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share. LAND, AGRICULTURE, GRAZING LANDS AND …
Pakistan State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, November, 2013 The Global Climate Risk Index 2014 has ranked Pakistan among the three most affected countries worldwide for three consecutive years by climate-related catastrophes. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Pakistan State of the Environment Report published …
Experts at a leading hospital shared figures with the media at a briefing saying that dengue fever had affected the province in much harsher fashion than what the official figures showed, which were too alarming and a record nonetheless. In a briefing organised by the Aga Khan University Hospital, Dr …
KARACHI - The Provincial Dengue Surveillance Cell of Sindh Health Department confirmed death of another dengue patient in Thatta, taking the toll to 30 in the province. Another 10 dengue cases have also been reported in Karachi during the last 48 hours, taking the total number of cases to 4,236. …
Faridabad, November 24: Dengue continues to affect the town, with the total number of cases swelling to 406. This is the first time such a large number of cases has been reported in the district. The number of cases last year was 52. While the number of suspected cases has …
Pune has registered a whopping 741 cases of dengue this year so far. September and October have seen the highest number of cases at 126 and 133 respectively. While the winter chill has brought down the number of cases last week, warmer days as predicted by the Met department has …
Dengue fever claimed three more lives in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, raising the number of deaths in the province to 18. According to the Punjab Health Department, the victims were identified as 37-year-old Veena, 36-year-old Nazima Aarif and 17-year-old Noman Malik. All three were admitted to Rawalpindi hospitals. Doctors have advised …
Dip in the temperature has not resulted in decrease in dengue and malaria cases, but doctors say compared to last year, there has been a slight increase in the number of patients, especially for dengue. Unlike the usual situation when the number of patients suffering from these diseases becomes less …
Some 52 new dengue confirmed cases surfaced all over the province during the last 24 hours.Of them 38 were reported in the provincial capital alone that showed that Lahore is still facing a wave of dengue disease despite efforts by the health and other government departments to eradicate it. According …
A sizeable number of suspected dengue cases are still being reported in Rohtak and nearby areas despite the onset of winter season in the region. Suspected dengue patients are thronging medical as well as diagnostic centres. However, the district health authorities do not seem to be even aware of the …
New Delhi : With over 100 cases detected in the city in the past few days, the number of dengue patients this year crossed 5,000, following a lull over the past two weeks. Till November 16, there were 5,115 dengue cases in the capital, according to data collected by Delhi’s …
Pune: The city has recorded 134 dengue cases in the last 16 days of this month, already surpassing the 133 cases registered for the whole of October. In fact, this is the highest number of cases recorded in such a short span in any month of this year. Experts and …
The dengue fever cases are showing a declining trend in Hyderabad as peak of the season which suits growth of dengue mosquitoes has passed, it emerged on Sunday. Data obtained from the Diagnostic and Research Laboratory (DRL) — a public sector health facility — of the Liaquat University of Medical …
Eighty nine more people were tested dengue positive on Sunday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the province to 1,912. Out of 89 new cases, 70 were reported from Lahore, Medics said. The number of victims has been known to have risen to as far as 70 in a …
More Cases In State Than Last Yr; Pune’s Disease Burden Highest; Officials Blame Weather Pune: The number of dengue cases in the state has shot up to an alarming high, with as many as 3,564 cases reported between January and October this year, more than twice the number in 2012 …
