Dengue In India

Delhi logs 300 dengue cases in a week; worldwide cases double than 2023

According to the US' National Library of Medicine, a hotter climate is one of the reasons fueling this surge in cases as mosquitoes multiply in warmer, wetter weather

Why are dengue cases rising globally while mosquito control lags behind?

According to the WHO, apart from India, a record number of dengue cases have been reported across the world this year with Brazil and other South American countries worst affected

Rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases alarms authorities in Maharashtra

Chikungunya cases have more than doubled since last year in Maharashtra, and the number of dengue cases has shot up to 3736 since the beginning of this year

Dengue cases on rise: Children more susceptible, check do's and don'ts

Dengue is a viral infection caused by mosquitoes. It is a serious disease especially in children due to their immature immune systems

National Dengue Day 2024: Symptoms and ways to keep your child safe

Dengue is a viral infection caused when an individual is bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus; this National Dengue Day know about its major symptoms and ways to prevent it

Serum looks beyond Covid with new vaccines for malaria, dengue: CEO

Serum produces AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine under the brand name Covishield in India, and also makes Novavax's protein-based Covid shots

First dengue bout can be as severe as secondary infection, finds study

The first bout of dengue can be as life-threatening as the subsequent ones, according to a study which challenges the widely held belief that the viral disease is severe only in secondary infections. The research, published recently in the journal Nature Medicine, analysed severe dengue cases in a group of children in India, showing that more than half could be attributed to primary rather than secondary infection. Over the past two decades, dengue infections have greatly increased in India and the country has one of the largest number of cases globally. Dengue patients fall into two categories -- those experiencing the infection for the first time, known as primary infections and those who get re-infected after a previous exposure, known as secondary infections. The prevailing belief has been that only secondary infections pose significant risks, leading much of the research into vaccine development and treatment to focus on this group. An international team led by researchers at

WATCH: Mosquito tornadoes in Pune shock internet, locals urge action

Undated videos shared by the locals showed huge numbers of mosquitoes swirling in the skies, resembling miniature tornadoes, as they passed over various residential buildings in Pune

India recorded over 234,000 dengue cases till Nov 30: Govt to Lok Sabha

India recorded 2,34,427 cases of dengue till November 30 this year, the government told Lok Sabha on Friday and underlined that the cases remain low every year from January to July whereas maximum cases are reported from August to December. In the current year, due to global climate change, the El Nino effect and unequal rainfall, increased vector density led to an increase in the number of dengue cases reported across the country, Union Minister of State for Health S P Singh Baghel said in reply to a question. Baghel informed the House that 2,33,251 cases of dengue were reported in 2022 and 1,93,245 in 2021. Transmission of dengue happens round the year in many states. However, cases increase during monsoon and continue till the post-monsoon season due to the abundance of vector breeding sites, he said. "For dengue transmission, environmental factors namely rainfall, humidity and temperature are mainly responsible. In the current year, due to the global climate change, El Nino eff

Explained: How dengue crisis in Northeast India is linked to climate change

The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He was too late. The young boy had succumbed to dengue, a neglected tropical disease that was entirely alien to the people of Nagaland till very recently. A month later, Jenpu remembers every detail of that evening the dull light in the hospital, the faces around, the intense grief and the sheer disbelief that Nina could have gone so soon and so suddenly. "When I got the news that my nephew was admitted, I thought he would be fine. I didn't think dengue could be deadly," Jenpu, who runs the NGO CanYouth to help young people in their education, said. As the mosquito-borne disease increases its spread, Nina's untimely death is the latest in the devastating crisis sweeping across the Northeast and other states in India. The spread of the disease even in autumn has been attributed to a late ..

PILs seeking data on dengue to be treated as 'representation': Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city authorities to treat as representation a public interest litigation seeking "accurate" data with respect to the spread of dengue this year. The Delhi government standing counsel, at the outset, told a bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma that filing a petition before the court cannot replace the procedure provided for under the Right to Information Act but assured that the authorities will deal with the plea as a representation. Counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi said the disease spread this year because of the floods, and the petitioner should not have approached the court directly without seeking the information from the government authorities first. The bench, also comprising Justice Sanjeev Narula, observed that "everyone has the right to know" and asked the authorities to consider the PIL as a representation, as suggested. In view of the stand taken by the government, the court said no further orders were required to

GIS, remote sensing key to battling vector-borne diseases, say experts

Mapping flooded areas and stormwater drain networks using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technology can assist in preventing vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria, which surge during the monsoon every year, say experts. Flooding can create conditions favourable for mosquito breeding, particularly the Aedes mosquitoes responsible for transmitting the dengue virus. While authorities increase measures to control disease spread during the monsoon, experts believe a robust model identifying potential hotspots can enable timely intervention and reduce dengue transmission risks in flood-prone areas. "Periodic observation of flooded areas and stormwater drains using remote sensing and GIS could help trace vulnerable population hotspots prone to vector-borne diseases during the monsoon and requiring intervention," said Murali Krishna Iyyanki, geospatial expert and former director of research and development at Hyderabad's Jawaharlal Nehru Technological ...

Bangladesh reports 11 more deaths due to dengue, total tally at 398

A total of 9,733 dengue patients, including 4,335 in Dhaka, are undergoing treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, 75,280 people have recovered from dengue

Amid unseasonal rain, Chandigarh administration calls for dengue alert

"All residents of Chandigarh are advised to follow the precautionary measures to protect themselves from the diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria," it added

National Dengue Day 2023: Importance, everything you need to Know

Dengue is still one of the most common vector-borne diseases in India. In this manner, is it essential to be aware of the preventative measures that individuals should take to battle the illness

Dengue virus 'evolved dramatically' in India, is more severe: Study

In recent years, Dengue 2 has become more dominant across the country, while Dengue 4 -- once considered the least infectious -- is now making a niche for itself in South India, the researchers found

Contracts of 3,112 dengue breeding checking staff renewed: Delhi mayor

Contracts of 3,112 dengue breeding checking (DBC) staff of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have been renewed for a year without any contractual service break, Mayor Shelly Oberoi said on Friday. The DBC staff are considered the backbone of the civic body's system in combating vector-borne diseases in the city. "Contracts of our DBC workers have been renewed for a year with effect from April 1, 2023. Their service contract has been renewed without any break. We will resolve issues of other employees too," she told reporters. A senior official said the previous contract ended on March 31 and according to an order issued on April 27, those were to be renewed retrospectively from April 3, 2023, till March 31, 2024. However, a corrigendum was later issued mentioning that the period of renewed contract will be from "01.04.2023 to 31.03.2024 without break instead of 03.04.2023 to 31.03.2024", the official said quoting the order. Approval has been granted for the creation of 3,112 ...

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