Dengue outbreak showed up government failure on health, sanitation fronts
The total number of dengue cases in the capital has crossed the 12,500 mark, with 32 deaths, municipal authorities admitted earlier this week.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:29 PM IST
Anti-dengue fogging drive not effective, affects health: CSE
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on health, as the gas contains "95 per cent" of diesel in it.
Oct 20, 2015, 16:55 PM IST
Dengue: Nearly 1,850 fresh cases in 1 week; total over 12,500
With nearly 1,850 fresh dengue cases reported in the last one week, the total number of people down with the vector-borne fever in the city this year has mounted to 12,531.
Oct 19, 2015, 17:44 PM IST
Dengue in childhood can increase early heart attack risk
Infectious diseases such as typhoid, measles, chicken pox, bronchitis, tuberculosis and dengue in childhood can increase risk of getting a heart attack in adulthood, suggests new research.
Oct 17, 2015, 14:22 PM IST
7-year-old girl dies of dengue in Delhi, cases cross 12K-mark
Dengue has claimed another life, that of a seven-year-old girl in the city, taking the death toll to 42 while the total number of people down with the vector-borne disease in the city has crossed the 12,000 mark with over 1,300 fresh cases reported in the past five days.
Oct 16, 2015, 00:51 AM IST
DNA: Delhi govt may use Chinese technique to fight dengue
The AAP government in Delhi is mulling to send a team of experts to a small island in southern China where Genetically Modified (GM) mosquitoes are being used to reduce the population of dengue-cau
Oct 14, 2015, 12:26 PM IST
DNA: Analysis of world's most dangerous train system
Indian Railways is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport .
Oct 14, 2015, 12:14 PM IST
China at severe dengue epidemic risk: Study
Several recent studies suggested that dengue remains an imported disease in China but these studies used small datasets.
Oct 13, 2015, 16:34 PM IST
Dengue breaks 19 year record in Delhi, 10,683 patients admitted
Dengue outbreak hits an all-time high with 10,683 patients admitted this year.
Oct 13, 2015, 10:19 AM IST
Over 10,000 dengue cases in Delhi highest in 19 years
The last time dengue cases crossed the 10,000 mark was in 1996, when the capital city reported 10,252 patients
Oct 12, 2015, 20:58 PM IST
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Dengue toll hits all-time high with number reaching up to 10,683
Dengue outbreak in Delhi has reached an all-time high with cases crossing 10,000. This is the first time that dengue cases have reached such a high number after 1996.
Oct 12, 2015, 14:49 PM IST
Delhi policeman dies of dengue
A Delhi Police official on Saturday died due to dengue, taking the toll due to the viral disease in the capital to 31.
Oct 10, 2015, 19:22 PM IST
Nine more test positive for dengue in Jammu
With the detection of nine more positive cases of dengue, the total number of patients suffering from the vector-borne disease in Jammu region of the state has climbed to 66.
Oct 10, 2015, 13:25 PM IST
HC asks Delhi to ensure proper utilization of dengue funds
The government, however, informed the court that Rs.60 crore was released to the three municipal corporations for sanitation programmes to deal with the dengue outbreak.
Oct 09, 2015, 11:52 AM IST
'300 dengue cases in Kolkata this year'
The number of dengue patients have come down to 300, from last year's 600, in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation area, Atin Ghosh, member, Mayor-in-Council, in charge of health, said today.
Oct 09, 2015, 00:40 AM IST
Delhi's dengue toll hits 30, cases climb to 9,438
The toll due to dengue in the national capital has touched 30 while the number of infected people has risen to 9,438, municipal authorities said on Thursday.
Oct 08, 2015, 23:27 PM IST
Over 200 policemen donate blood for dengue patients
A total of 208 Delhi Police personnel on Wednesday donated blood for dengue patients in the national capital.
Oct 07, 2015, 23:23 PM IST
Gurgaon hospitals face music after over-charging for dengue test
The Haryana health department on Wednesday barred nearly a dozen hospitals and diagnostic centres here from testing suspected dengue patients after they were found to be charging more than the stipulated fee, an official said.
Oct 07, 2015, 23:22 PM IST
