A health team from Swasthya Bhawan visited the affected zone after the death of two persons of dengue in Bankura district in the past seven days as 739 people have been detected with dengue throughout the district so far.
In a bid to keep the dengue situation in check, Darjeeling district magistrate Dr Preeti Goyal convened a crucial review meeting today in Siliguri, focusing on the city’s corporation area.
The African continent is facing a rise in mosquito-borne infections, including malaria and dengue fever, which is placing immense pressure on public health systems, scientists warned Monday during a virtual forum held ahead of World Mosquito Day.
The landmark trial will evaluate the efficacy of India’s indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiAll, developed by Panacea Biotec.
The Philippines registered 1,28,834 dengue cases with 337 deaths since January this year, the country's Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday.
Taking cognisance of the escalating situation arising from the vector-borne disease, Kejriwal directed all hospitals to reserve beds for dengue patients; ensure adequate stock of essential medicines.
Rattled by reports of dengue, a mosquitoborne viral fever restricted mainly in urban areas spreading its network in rural Bengal, state chief secretary HK Dwivedi held a meeting with the health department officials, including its principal secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam and public health experts on
A total of 2,292 dengue patients were hospitalised in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, Dhaka Tribune reported, adding it was the highest number of hospitalization in a day in 2023.
Dengue is generally spread by the Aedes aegypti species of the mosquito in urban areas, while the Aedes albopictus is usually found in rural areas and can exist in cold temperatures in winters in the region.
The Health Ministry on Laos on Wednesday said that the number dengue cases has increased to 6,488 with one death since January amid an ongoing surge.
