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 …
JAIPUR: After the death of a minister's nephew of dengue, the medical and health department has started daily reporting of the fever. Till now there was no column about dengue fever in the daily reporting but from Thursday it has been included in the daily reporting document. "Earlier, the focus …
Suspected cases of dengue, one of the deadliest mosquito-borne diseases, are on the rise in the city. A physician is getting at least 3 cases of dengue every day. Doctors in civic hospitals said the number is alarming and unusual. Dr ND Moulick, head of medicine at the Sion Hospital, …
Another four patients including a minor boy died of dengue virus in the city on Thursday. Reports said Khalida Bibi, 60, Shehroz, 11, and Khalique, 45, succumbed to the virus at Sir Ganga Ram, Children’s and Jinnah hospitals, respectively. Shahbaz Ali, 46, died at a private health facility on Ferozepur …
At least three more dengue patients died in the city on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 333. The number of dengue patients is still on a continuous rise across the province despite the Punjab government’s efforts to control the epidemic. The victims included 30-year-old Akhtar Hussain of Okara and …
At least 50 people have died of viral, malaria and dengue fevers across the district for the last two months. On an average, every day one person died of a fever related ailment in the district for the past two months. Medical department officials deny this. Most deaths occurred due …
The dengue death toll in the province reached 300 on Tuesday as three more succumbed to the virus in Lahore. The victims included 20-year-old Neelam of Qila Gujjar Singh, 50-year-old Sharifan Bibi of Faizabad who died in the Mayo Hospital and 60-year-old Naseen Bibi of Township who died in the …
This May Help Raise Tweaked Bugs To Fight Insect-Borne Diseases And Control Pests These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill — their own children. Researchers on Sunday reported initial signs of success from the first release into the environment of mosquitoes engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offspring, …
Researchers on Sunday reported initial signs of success from the first release into the environment of mosquitoes engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offspring, killing them before they reach adulthood. The results, and other work elsewhere, could herald an age in which genetically modified insects will be used …
Another four people have lost their lives due to dengue in Punjab including two in Lahore raising the death toll to 290 in Punjab and 253 in Lahore. A spokesman of Health Department said on Friday that so far 19319 dengue patients have been cured and discharged from different hospitals …
The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government has warned hospitals of stern action if they don't follow protocols in treating dengue patients after media reports alleged that private hospitals were flouting norms. The Government has convened a meeting with members of AP Nursing Homes and AP Super-specialty Hospitals Associations on October 31 …
As many as 1,159 patients have been tested positive for dengue so far throughout the state. Of these, 447 persons have been tested positive in Ludhiana district, 358 in Bathinda district and 239 in Muktsar district. However, as per official records, only three dengue deaths have been reported so far. …
The highest number of dengue cases was recorded on a single day after 24 patients tested positive on Thursday. This has taken the number of persons diagnosed with the mosquitoborne disease to 503. Eight new cases of chikungunya were also reported. Chairman of the MCD health committee, Dr V K …
Already grappling with various allergies and viral fever, Delhi has registered 479 dengue cases, 218 malaria cases, 12 cases of chikungunya and five confirmed cases of Japanese Encephalitis this season. Though Delhi Health Minister Dr. A.K. Walia said the figures were not alarming and that the situation was under control, …
Another five more people died of dengue virus in various hospitals on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 252 in Punjab and 224 in Lahore. Secretary Agriculture Punjab (Focal Person for Dengue) Arif Nadeem told reporters at a media briefing regarding dengue at King Edward Medical University, here on Wednesday …
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department Wednesday confirmed the 196 cases of dengue in the province. According to report issued here by health department said that about 736 suspected cases had been reported out of which 296 were confirmed with additional 10 new cases. Similarly, more than 55 patients of dengue …
As the unofficial count of dengue patients crosses over the 2,500 mark in Ludhiana, with 15 reported deaths, the district health department has initiated a series of measures to tackle the disease. Though maximum dengue cases are being reported from the slum areas, even posh localities like Sarabha Nagar have …
New Delhi: If the numbers shared with TOI by six private hospitals (including a hospital chain) are any indicator, the dengue outbreak in the capital this season is far more serious than what MCD is willing to admit. These hospitals alone have reported 1,284 cases while the civic body’s tally …
Eight more people lost their lives due to dengue fever in the city on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 274. The victims included 45-year-old Muhammad Yousaf from Gujranwala who died in the Services Hospital, 70-year-old Ijaz Ahmad from Johar Town, 65-year-old Abdul Sattar, 55-year-old Shahbir Hussain from Mandi Bahauddin, …
With 14 more people testing positive for the virus, the number of dengue cases in the city this year rose to 450. However, this figure is less compared to dengue cases reported last October, said MCD health committee chairman, V.K. Monga on Monday. “Last year, there were over 4,000 cases …
Another five people including four women died of dengue fever in various city hospitals on Monday, raising the death toll to 235. Anwer Bibi ,60, of Mughalpura, Mussarat Bano ,53, and Amna Javed ,26, of Krishan Nagar died at the Mayo Hospital. Khalida Bibi ,50, lost her life against dengue …
