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 …
Already cursed by floods and suicide bombings, Pakistan now faces a new menace from an unprecedented outbreak of the deadly tropical disease dengue fever. In less than a month, 126 people have died and more than 12,000 have been diagnosed with the virus, which has spread rapidly among both rich …
Dengue continued to spread in Punjab with four more people dead due to the fever in Lahore on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 135 in the province. The people who lost their lives in the Mayo Hospital and the General Hospital include Irshad, a resident of Bilal Gunj, Gulzar …
Karachi: Fifty-five new dengue patients reported in Sindh; taking the tally of confirmed dengue patients in the province to 371 in the current year. In-charge of Sindh Health Department’s Dengue Surveillance Cell Dr M Shakeel Mullick informed PPI that currently 86 dengue patients were admitted in different hospitals of the …
GANDHINAGAR: There have been rise in the number of malaria and falciparum cases in the state. In just two weeks, various district and taluka health centres in the state recorded as many as 8,228 confirmed malaria cases, while the number of falciparum cases stood at 2,625. Surat and Ahmedabad topped …
LAHORE/PESHAWAR: At least 12 more people, including five women, died of dengue fever across the country on Sunday. Several other dengue patients who are under special care in various hospitals are said to be in serious condition. Despite all out efforts by the government, the dengue mosquito and virus are …
Dengue fever is spreading in Lahore with each passing day with six more dead due to the disease on Thursday. A woman Naseem Fatima, 30, of Upper Mall died at Mayo Hospital. Zahid Aziz, 37 of Raj Garh, breathed his last at Ganga Ram Hospital while Mohammad Boota, 65, Mohammad …
With the season changing, city doctors are reporting about a 20 per cent rise in viral fever cases, including dengue and malaria, compared to the last month. The Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) and Fever Hospital are also recording an increased number of viral fever cases this season. Dr Aftab …
Providing teeth to the anti-dengue and malaria campaign, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to reach out to the students of its schools. "The MCD has decided to make the over 9.5 lakh children studying in its 1,800 primary schools harbingers of its awareness campaign against the vector-borne …
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said the government would do all within its means to bring normalcy back to the lives of the 7.3 million people affected by the recent floods. Chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet here, the prime minister said there was an urgent need …
Despite measures taken by the Punjab government, deaths on account of dengue virus continue, as nine more people including member Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) reportedly died in the provincial metropolis. About 441 more dengue cases were reported, including 393 in Lahore raising so many questions on the existence of …
Alarmed by the increasing number of dengue cases being reported from Haridwar district, the State Health Department have sounded a high alert in the entire district. While leaves of all medical officers in the district have been cancelled, they have been put into 24X7 service in Sultanpur area, which is …
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Dengue epidemic continues to play havoc, as four more people reportedly died due to this deadly virus, while as many as 1100 more people have been tested positive during the last 24 hours. Those died have been identified as Javed Iqbal, Khalil, Javed and Muqaddas. There is no let up …
The Uttarakhand Health Department has deployed the rapid action team in village Sultanpur and nearby areas of Haridwar district following nine more persons testing positive for dengue fever on Sunday. With this, the total number of dengue patients in the village rose to over 25, action team leader Gurnam Singh …
As the Punjab provincial government here grapples with the dengue menace, conspiracy theories abound with some blaming the origin of the disease on the American spy agency CIA while others claim it is because of “God’s annoyance with Pakistanis.” Some members of the Punjab Assembly claimed dengue had affected the …
Another four patients suffering from dengue fever died in various hospitals of the city raising the total death toll up to 41. Khalida Bibi (35) and an unknown patient died in Mayo Hospital while Bashir Masih and Moon Usman died at other hospitals of the city. Long queues of panicked …
One more case of dengue has been reported from Sultanpur area near Laksar here. With this, the total number of dengue cases in the district has risen to 26. Of these, a total of 13 cases have been reported from Sultanpur area alone. The latest victim, who has been identified …
Eighteen new dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi on Friday raising the number of confirmed dengue patients in the province to 235 during the ongoing year. These patients were admitted in different government and private hospitals of the city. In-charge of Sindh Health Department’s Dengue Surveillance Cell Dr M …
Seven more people lost their lives due to Dengue fever in Lahore on Thursday, increasing the death toll to 33, while two lives were lost in Karachi bringing casualty figures in the country to nine on Thursday. In Lahore, the victims included a woman, Safia, 50, of Icchra, Mamri Khan, …
Pakistan on Tuesday formally sought India's assistance in procuring dengue medicines from across the border at the earliest to help deal with the growing incidence of the fever in Punjab, where seven people have died of the virus in the past month. Essentially, the request has been made from the …
