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Dengue in Jammu: 88 test positive in 11 days; 336 cases reported since July
As many as 88 people were tested positive for dengue during the past 11 days here, taking the total number of such patients in the state since July to 336, officials said. Out of the 88 tested positive for dengue since October 7, 71 are residents of the Jammu district, seven of Sabma, six Kathua, two Udhampur and one each of Rajouri and Doda districts, they said. At 292, Jammu has recorded the highest number of cases since July, when it was first reported this year. It was followed by Kathua (12), Samba (11), Rajouri, Udhampur, Doda (six each), and Poonch and Kishtwar (one each), the officials said. They said one case of dengue was reported from Kashmir. The officials said 2,023 tests were conducted till yesterday and so far 336 people including 111 children and 84 women were tested positive for dengue, while 268 reports are still awaited. However, there was no fresh case of swine flu which claimed three lives in the Jammu region since July, the officials said. Hea
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The number of people affected by malaria this year till August 26 has climbed to 473
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Those infected by Zika after dengue may not fall severely ill: Study
Researchers studied 65 people who live in and around Sao Jose do Rio Preto
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LG inspects garbage dumps, asks MCDs to check mosquito
Jung said that officials from Raj Niwas will regularly inspect the garbage dumps and asked the civic agencies to pull up their socks
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