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 …
GUWAHATI, Nov 2 – As many as 183 confirmed cases of dengue have been detected by the Health Department in the State till date, of which three of them had lost their lives. This was informed by Joint Director of Health Services Dr RH Hazarika while talking to this correspondent. …
A major dengue epidemic is sweeping the country but the health ministry continues to be in denial. All the leading private hospitals in Delhi, including Fortis, Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospital and Batra Hospital, are flooded with dengue patients and on any one day these hospitals have been handling over 150 …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre for a report on implementation of government’s long-term action plan to control the outbreak of diseases such as dengue in the city. A Division Bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought the report from the Union …
The Centre was asked on WEdnesday by the Delhi High Court to submit to it a report on implementation of the government’s long-term action plan to control the outbreak of dangerous diseases like dengue in the city. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw …
New Delhi: Despite a fall in temperature, dengue cases continue to be reported in the city. The municipal corporations said 75 confirmed cases of the vector-borne infection have been identified over the weekend taking the tally to 910. South Delhi remains the worst hit with 335 case followed by north …
Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) expressed its apprehensions over dengue-related deaths in Madurai district. Stating that the outbreak of dengue in Madurai calls for national attention, it said that the deaths may be due to “multiple-mixed infections” and not just dengue fever alone. “Everybody is talking about dengue virus only, …
New Delhi: Delhi reported 37 new dengue cases on Friday taking the total number of such cases this season to 796. Thirtythree cases were reported from three municipal corporations while one was from the NDMC area of the capital and three from other states. Two children have so far succumbed …
Fifty-two people are confirmed to be suffering from dengue fever in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and another 404 probably have the mosquito-borne disease, health officials said on Thursday. Two cases of dengue - also called "breakbone fever" because of the severe pain it can cause - have also been …
There was no let up in dengue cases in the capital with 33 patients testing positive on Tuesday, taking the total to 685. Two children have so far succumbed to dengue ever since the disease began spreading in the capital early this month. Thirty cases were reported from three municipal …
35 cases reported on Sunday; Shahdara (South) tops the list Thirty-five fresh cases of dengue were reported in the Capital on Sunday, taking the total number of such cases this season to 652. Two people have succumbed to dengue ever since the disease began spreading in the Capital early this …
New Delhi: Genetic sequencing of dengue virus samples at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, has shown the presence of multiple strains of the vector-borne infection in the capital — fortunately the relatively less virulent ones are doing the rounds. The dengue virus Type I, which causes …
Dengue appears to be fast spreading in the national capital with 31 fresh cases being reported today, taking the total number of cases this season to 611. Two people have succumbed to dengue ever since the disease began spreading in the capital early this month. Except civil lines and city …
Thirty-three fresh cases of dengue were reported in the Capital on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases to 551. Most of the 12 zones that come under three Municipal Corporations reported dengue cases on Monday with the maximum being reported from Shahdara (North) and Shahdara (South zones). While …
Chandigarh: The UT health authorities, on Thursday, held a meeting to review the preventive steps taken to control dengue cases in Chandigarh. The UT health department has said that they have issued letters to all private hospitals and clinics to disclose the number of dengue, viral fever cases approaching them …
Health workers, students to join in vector control measures A massive public awareness and source-reduction campaign will be launched in the capital by involving over 5,000 people, including health workers, members of voluntary agencies and schoolchildren as part of an action plan to bring down dengue fever cases in the …
There have been a total of 5,376 cases of dengue in Tamil Nadu, the highest in the country this year. Provisional figures listed on the website of the National Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme under the Union health ministry revealed that the State recorded 39 deaths from dengue this year — …
Anti-larval measures intensified following rise in dengue cases With 450 cases of dengue being reported across the city, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia on Monday directed all the government and private hospitals having platelet separator machines and blood banks to ensure that their equipment was in perfect working condition and …
Time for confirmation of infection depends on diagnostic test followed The number of dengue cases reported in the City far exceeds that reported by the Health Department on the basis of the reports from various government hospitals. However, experts suggest that dengue cases should be approached with clinical diagnosis and …
Berhampur: At least six medical students of MKCG Medical College and Hospital campus in Ganjam district have tested positive for dengue. With this, the number of dengue cases in Ganjam district has jumped to 368, district malaria officer U K Mishra said. "The condition of a third year student of …
Rahul Thakur (20) died in a private hospital in the coal capital last night, minutes after he was brought in from Chirkunda, about 45km away, where he had been undergoing treatment for the last five days. Another patient from the same area, 19-year-old Pinki Kumari, is being treated for suspected …
