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 …
As many as 20 confirmed dengue cases have been reported throughout the province during the last six months, while the provincial government has decided to continue vector surveillance and larvaeciding activities during Eid holidays. Due to the heavy rains, the chances of dengue mosquito breeding have increased and during the …
Eight new confirmed cases of dengue fever, including cerotype-1 (Den-1), have surfaced in the city, an official told Dawn on Tuesday. The city witnessed sudden surge in the number of the viral disease due to recent spell of rain. The health and medical experts have already declared the month of …
The total number of people affected by dengue has touched 46 in Angul district. Out of these 21 tested positive at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack and 25 at Angul district headquarters hospital. All patients were admitted both at Angul and SCB, said district malaria officer, Angul. "All patients …
Seven more dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi on Monday, increasing the patients’ toll to 549 during 2013 so far, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell. Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick Focal Person for the cell said that a total of 562 dengue fever cases have been reported in …
The dengue DV1 outbreak which usually affects Sri Lanka in May and June has not been reported this year. This may be due to the natural immunity developed in the human body against DV1, a Health Ministry spokesman said yesterday.z_p01-Ministry.jpg He however warned of a DV2 dengue outbreak in the …
After the outbreak of dengue in neighbouringCuttack, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is on its toes and has decided to clean city roads and drains to check a similar spread of the disease in the capital. It has announced it will remove an additional 300 tonnes of garbage every day …
The dengue outbreak in Cuttack, that has affected more than 200 people and claimed one life, is of its own making. Lack of awareness coupled with absence of cleanliness and sanitation measures has led to the spread of the disease in the city. More than 36 per cent households in …
The total number of cases of malaria reported in the city this season has reached 50 and the Health Department has indicated a further rise in the number in the next few weeks in view of expected showers. Till now, the number of cases has been quite under control in …
As many as five dengue cases were reported in Bagasra town of Amreli district during the last few days. According to health officials, the cases were reported during the last one week from different parts of Bagsara town, which is better known for its gold plating business in the country. …
Dengue cases this year have nearly doubled, with 17 cases being reported till July 27, against nine till the same time last year. On the other hand, malaria cases in the the Capital has seen a significant dip, with 45 cases being seen this year, against last year’s 102. A …
The outbreak of dengue in Odisha may turn worse as scientists have detected multiple serotypes of dengue virus. The presence of multiple serotypes would complicate the condition of dengue-affected persons in the State. According to SCB Medical College sources, there are four serotypes of the dengue virus. However, researchers have …
Mumbai seems to have managed to ‘fight the bite’ over the past two years and control malaria to an extent but dengue and tuberculosis have raised their ugly head. A `white paper on health’ released by non-profit organisation Praja Foundation Monday claimed dengue cases had increased seven times, from a …
Contesting the figures released by the NGO Praja on dengue and cholera deaths in the city, the BMC claimed on Monday that there had been only five deaths due to dengue and no deaths due to cholera in 2013. Senior health officials told TOI that death certificates issued by quacks …
A total of 13 new dengue fever cases were detected in Karachi on Monday, said an official of the provincial dengue surveillance cell. The focal person for the cell, Dr Shakeel Mullick, said that 537 dengue fever cases had been reported in Sindh since January and 524 of them were …
As many as 114 people have died of malaria in Sundargarh district since 2008. The samples of 371,541 patients were sent for malaria test in 2008. Out of these 22,720 cases tested positive while 22 died. In 2009, samples of 371,648 persons were sent for malaria test out of which …
The state has decided to conduct a research to find out whether any genetic changes have occurred to the dengue virus found in the state. For this the state health department has reached an agreement with the national virology institute in Pune, said health minister V S Sivakumar. Meanwhile, the …
CUTTACK: A day after a youth died due to suspected dengue at Rausapatna, the district administration has decided to launch a drive in the city to identify people suffering from fever and conduct their rapid test for dengue. The drive will start from Monday and persons found positive for dengue …
New Delhi: With five new cases reported in July, the number of dengue cases in the city has gone up to 14. Municipal corporation officials said that the number of cases of mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, has gone up due to intermittent rains. “Five new dengue cases have been confirmed …
With 11 more patients testing positive for dengue on Tuesday, total number of people affected by the disease rose to 114 in the state. The number of affected districts went up to 10 with Keonjhar district also reporting one dengue patient. The highest number of cases was reported from Cuttack, …
Two years before the 2015 deadline, Bangladesh has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations, but the impacts of climate change pose a threat to the country's progress, experts say. "The threat of climate change can diminish the hard-earned beneficial impacts of years of …
