Dengue hit city hard in three months
Nagpur: 2014. The year in which the city witnessed outbreak of dengue with 601 cases. Since then, the number of dengue cases has been on the decline. But 2017 broken the pattern by witnessing more cases
Nagpur: 2014. The year in which the city witnessed outbreak of dengue with 601 cases. Since then, the number of dengue cases has been on the decline. But 2017 broken the pattern by witnessing more cases
CHENNAI: The public health department will, in an attempt to curb the incidence of dengue, soon start tests of adult mosquitoes in Chennai and Hosur, screening the insects for genetic material of the virus.
The mosquito-borne tropical disease had claimed its first victim in the city this year on August 1, when a 12-year-old boy died of dengue shock syndromes at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH). The season
KOLKATA: Struggling to get control over the dengue situation, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday used a drone to find out if there was stagnant water or garbage on rooftops and complexes of high-rise
The girl succumbed to dengue shock syndrome on September 15, after a 15-day stay at Fortis, Gurgaon. Her family had alleged overcharging, to the tune of Rs 16 lakh, and medical negligence. The expert
Less than a month after a private hospital in Gurugram billed a dead seven-year-old patient’s family more than Rs 15 lakh for dengue care, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought complete inquiry
KOLKATA: The dengue outbreak is set to persist for the whole of December, something that has never happened in the recent past, believe experts. Going by the prevailing weather conditions, the number of
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HYDERABAD: The dengue season, which is usually over by September-end, still continues to torment the state this year with 20-25 cases being reported each day. On Friday, 23 new cases were reported across
The mosquito-borne viral disease usually dips at this time of the year Following the unseasonal rain in the city on Tuesday, doctors have predicted a spike in dengue cases within weeks, though the mosquito-borne
KOLKATA: North Kolkata's first dengue victim of the season died on Sunday even as she and her family were waiting for the confirmatory blood test report from a KMC clinic, a TOI investigation has revealed.
Awaiting approval for its dengue vaccine in India, French drug major Sanofi today said it has shared data with authorities here about the risk of administering its vaccine to patients who have not been
Health officials examine serum samples of 49,702 patients Pune and Mumbai have registered the highest number of deaths due to dengue this year. Out of 34 deaths across the state, there were 17 deaths
The Philippines launches probe after Sanofi reveals WHO-approved dengvaxia aggravates symptoms in some cases The delay by the health ministry in approving the sale of the first-ever dengue vaccine
KOLKATA: The death of a home maker in Kolkata on Sunday morning sparked tension in the hospital with the relatives running amok in the hospital's HDU (high dependency unit), scuffling with the medical
KOLKATA: A sliding platelet count may spell danger for dengue patients, but it's not just the low number of platelets that indicates a threat to life, experts say. The dengue virus has also been affecting
KOLKATA: Platelet drop remains a constant threat as the number of dengue cases refuses to slidein and around Kolkata. Unlike previous years, doctors this year have been recommending platelet transfusion
At least 21 deaths due to dengue were reported last year from various city hospitals, including nine at AIIMS, though the official figure of the civic bodies was 10. Seventeen deaths, suspected to be due
Meerut: With zero cases of dengue having been reported in the last three days starting Saturday, the vector-borne disease has settled at a five-year-high of 653. Doctors say that sporadic cases may
KOLKATA: The dip in temperature may finally rid Kolkata of dengue but the scare has already prompted at least two city neighbourhoods, which have seen multiple infections or deaths, to band together and