CHENNAI : The city was brought under the blanket cover of an intensified anti-dengue fogging drive on Thursday, following a dengue outbreak in the southern districts of the State. Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy launched the drive by the Chennai Corporation at Varadharajapettai in Egmore.According to a health officer with Chennai Corporation, fogging will be done in the 200 wards of the city on two selected days every week.Fogging is planned...
08:27 AM, May 25, 2012
TIRUNELVELI: Deputy Director of Health Services Meera Mohideen said eight persons have died of dengue in the district so far. He said the deaths occurred at Kadayanallur, Vadakarai, Tenkasi, Sundarapandiapuram, Surandai, Pavoorchatram, V K Puthur and Muthaliarpatti. The health department had initiated measures like anti-larva activities, adult mosquito control and fogging in affected areas to control the spread of the fever. Besides, surveillance activities were also undertaken, he added. Meanwhile,...
10:35 AM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: It is that time of the year when dengue and malaria cases are at its peak. The worst hit this time have been Gujarat and Hyderabad. Mosquito maladies malaria and dengue have hit Ahmedabad with 9,392 cases of malaria reported, against more than 5,900 cases from last year. There have been more than 450 cases of dengue as well. So far this year, 63 people in Ahmedabad have...
04:24 PM, Oct 19, 2011
Lahore: A dengue outbreak in Pakistan's Punjab province has claimed the lives of 25 more people, including a former cabinet secretary and a college professor, during the past two days, taking the estimated death toll to 80. Ghiasuddin Ahmed, the former cabinet secretary who was also a member of the Punjab Public Service Commission, died at Shaikh Zayed Hospital while Shakra Batool, an assistant professor at Government Islamia College, succumbed...
11:48 AM, Sep 22, 2011
New Delhi: It's the season when academics take precedence, new chapters begin and lessons are learnt. But it seems some educational institutions have failed to do the latter. Because, with the onset of monsoons have arrived vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue etc. On Monday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) found various educational institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), IIT Delhi and National Institute of Health and Family Welfare of...
04:45 PM, Jul 27, 2011
New Delhi: This is the time of the year when mosquito breeding needs to be under check, as May usually is the worst month in Delhi when it comes to malaria or dengue. It's a huge task at hand for Delhi's municipal corporation, that has just begun its anti-mosquito breeding drive this month. Dirt all around and stagnating water, unfortunately, isn't a rare sight in the capital. And with temperatures...
09:39 AM, Apr 05, 2011
Mosquito breeding if not kept under check, will lead to a spurt in cases of dengue, chikungunya and malaria. ...
08:42 AM, Apr 05, 2011
New Delhi: As many as 79 new cases of dengue were reported in Delhi on Friday, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 3,938, an official said. Civil Lines zone in the capital is the worst affected area with 508 cases, said an official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Seven people have died of the disease this year. Meanwhile, 20 chikungunya cases have...
11:48 AM, Oct 09, 2010
New Delhi: The national capital on Wednesday reported 79 new cases of dengue, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 3,782, an official said. With about 500 cases, south Delhi is the worst affected area, said an official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Seven persons have died because of the disease this year. (with inputs from agencies) ...
12:11 PM, Oct 07, 2010
Delhi's worries continue to grow as swine flu is all set to make a comeback to the national capital. ...
03:52 PM, Sep 27, 2010
New Delhi: To tackle New Delhi's worst outbreak of dengue fever in the past decade, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is running what it calls -- funnily so -- its terminator train, full throttle. The initiative has been started by the Railways to curb the dengue menace in the city. The train sprays anti-larvicides, or chemicals that can kill all kinds of mosquitoes’ breeding, wherever it goes. The train...
01:23 PM, Sep 25, 2010
New Delhi: Delhi is officially the dengue capital of India with more than 2,500 cases registered already. It’s the worst outbreak in a decade, but some basic steps can make life easier for you. The outbreak isn't dying down any time soon. Many hospitals have converted rooms into dengue wards and yet there's a shortage of beds in the city. The last thing you want to have deal with when...
01:21 PM, Sep 23, 2010
Delhi is reeling under one of its worst dengue scare in the last 5 years. ...
02:54 PM, Sep 14, 2010
New Delhi: Australia has issued an advisory to its citizens about the dengue in Delhi but that will not deter the "biggest" Australian contingent from coming here for the Commonwealth Games next month, Peter Varghese, the country's high commissioner, said on Thursday. "We have been keeping our team and others advised about preparations for the Games and developments," Varghese told reporters. "We have also provided advice through our travel advisories...
06:54 PM, Sep 09, 2010
New Delhi: Delhi's dengue outbreak is expected to peak right around the Commonwealth Games. Three hundred cases have been recorded official in the last four days alone. Now the Army is going to be called in to help tackle mosquito breeding at Commonwealth Games sites. The official number of cases has now crossed 1500 though the numbers are said to be much higher. The MCD has intensified its mosquito control...
03:25 PM, Sep 08, 2010
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