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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

Delhi records 635 new dengue infections in first half of October: Report

Of the 1,572 dengue cases recorded this year, as many as 693 were reported in September alone

What is DENV-2? All you need to know about new dangerous dengue strain

The DENV-2 variant has caused a rapid surge in dengue fever and death cases in Panchkula, Haryana

Health Ministry sends high-level team to UP for dengue management

The team will collaborate with the State health authorities in instituting public health measures for Dengue management in Firozabad, Agra and Etawah districts

Delhi dengue outbreak: 321 cases in first 5 days of Oct, tally at 1,258

As many as 693 cases were reported in September alone, according to a report released by the MCD

Dengue outbreak: Delhi sees 100 cases in a week; Bengal records 566 in 2022

Out of the total 396 in the national capital till September 17, 75 were reported in August. However, no death has been recorded so far in Delhi due to Dengue

Low testing, climate change hamper India's fight against Dengue and Malaria

Experts say India needs more decentralised planning, and access to testing and treatment for malaria and dengue

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

Test can differentiate between seven diseases and give results in 2 hrs

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

There are several candidates in the works - the Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech, and Zydus Cadila are working on either developing or manufacturing anti-malarial vaccines

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

What we mainly find is an inequality in disease management, particularly in large cities and the zones between them

How red tape over a dengue vaccine avoided a health crisis

The Philippines launches probe after Sanofi reveals WHO-approved dengvaxia aggravates symptoms in some cases