Dengue In India

Dengue infection tally rises to over 2,700 in Delhi, says civic report

Nearly 600 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in the first two weeks of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than 2,700 so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Monday. In October, 1,238 cases were logged. The dengue infection tally stood at 2,470 till November 4, and 291 more cases have been recorded since then till November 11. The city has also recorded 212 cases of malaria and 43 cases of chikungunya this year, according to the report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Of the total 2,761 reported cases, 693 were logged in September. In 2017, the city had logged 4,375 cases in the January 1-November 11 period, the report stated. No death has been reported so far this year due to the disease while in 2021, dengue had claimed 23 lives, the report said. In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi's worst dengu

Assam reports 70 new dengue cases, tally 796; Karbi Anglong worst-hit

Seventy new dengue cases were detected in Assam, taking the tally to 796, according to data issued on Saturday. Karbi Anglong continued to be the worst- hit as the district reported 55 new cases, said the National Health Mission, Assam. Eight new cases were reported in Kamrup Metropolitan, while Bongaigaon and Jorhat accounted for two each. Cachar, Dima Hasao and Tinsukia reported one case each. The state has been witnessing a surge in dengue cases since November 1.

Dengue infection tally rises to over 2,400 in Delhi, says civic report

Nearly 300 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in the first four days of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than 2,400 so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Monday. In the month of October, a whopping 1,238 cases were logged. The dengue infection tally had stood at 2,175 till October 26, and 295 cases have been recorded this month till November 4. The city has also recorded 207 cases of malaria and 41 cases of chikungunya this year, according to the report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Of the total reported cases, 693 surfaced in September. In 2017, the city had logged 4,188 cases in the January 1-November 4 period, the report stated. No death has been reported so far this year due to the disease while in 2021, dengue had claimed 23 lives, the report said. In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delh

UP CM orders officials to increase surveillance to control spread of dengue

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to increase surveillance to control the spread of dengue cases. Adityanath held a meeting on dengue prevention at his residence, a government spokesperson said in a statement. The chief minister directed officials to take steps to effectively control the spread of dengue. He also ordered nodal officers to make field visits to review the steps taken for dengue prevention. He also directed municipal corporations and local bodies to undertake special fogging campaigns. Asking doctors to work on a mission mode to provide treatment, Adityanath also directed them to ensure availability of medicines.

Dengue infection tally crosses 2,000-mark in Delhi, over 1,200 cases in Oct

Over 1,200 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in October, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease beyond the 2,000-mark so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Monday. The 1,238 cases, recorded till October 26, is more than half of the total number of cases of dengue logged this year. The city has also recorded 200 cases of malaria and 40 cases of chikungunya this year, the report said. The dengue infection tally had stood at 1,876 till October 19. Nearly 300 new cases were logged in the week that followed, taking the total number of cases of dengue reported this year in Delhi to 2,175 till October 26, according to the report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Out of the total reported cases, 693 were reported in September. It is also the highest number of dengue cases logged during the January 1-October 26 period since 2017, when the corresponding figure was 3,829, the report stated. No death has been rep

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Mylab launches combined RT-PCR test for Zika, malaria, dengue

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Dengue death toll in Delhi rises to 15, tally over 8,900: Civic body

The number of dengue cases in Delhi has jumped to over 8,900. Nearly 700 fresh cases have been logged in the last one week

Delhi records highest number of dengue cases in 6 years; 3,740 in November

The dengue cases in Delhi this season has crossed 5,270

Dengue death toll in Delhi rises to nine, cases mount to over 2,700

Three more deaths due to dengue have been recorded in Delhi taking the total number of fatalities to nine, while the number of cases of the vector-borne disease has climbed to over 2,700

Vaccines for malaria and dengue may hit Indian market in 2-4 years

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Delhi has won battle against dengue, says Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal lauded residents' efforts in following the '10-hafte, 10-baje, 10-minute' campaign launched by him on September 1.

How dengue, chikungunya can give a new direction to urbanisation in India

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How red tape over a dengue vaccine avoided a health crisis

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