Tag: Dengue

New Delhi: Aside from inflicting devastating natural disasters, climate change can also spur outbreaks of infectious diseases like zika, malaria and dengue fever, says a new study. “Climate change presents complex and wide-reaching threats to human health,” said lead author of the study Cecilia Sorensen from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the […]

New York: Scientists have developed a new paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes as well as accurately distinguish Zika virus from related viruses like Dengue. One of the biggest challenges in diagnosing Zika is that many of the tests are based on antibodies that interact with a viral protein called NS1, which […]

Hyderabad: Examining what climatic factors help spread dengue in India, researchers have found that a rise in temperature from 17 to 30 degrees Celsius can increase transmission of the mosquito-borne disease fourfold. However, a further increase in temperature beyond 35 degrees Celsius is detrimental to the mosquito survival, showed the findings published in the journal […]

Amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, cases of dengue have emerged as fresh concerns for the administrative authorities in the state capital city of Bhubaneswar. As many as twelve cases of the vector-borne disease have been reported from Sailashree Vihar and Kalpana areas in the last 10 days, director of Public Health Niranjan Mishra was quoted as saying to the PTI.

Bhubaneswar: The number of dengue-infected persons in Odisha is increasing day by day with the number of affected persons reaching almost 800, said the state government on Tuesday but assured steps to tackle the situation were underway. Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said 797 blood samples have been tested positive in the state while 130 […]

Bhubaneswar: The outbreak of dengue in different parts of Odisha has triggered panic among people with the number of affected people reaching 654 in the state, and one person dying of the vector-borne disease. A total of 654 persons have tested positive so far while 128 persons are in hospitals, said an official on Monday. […]

New Delhi: At least 176 dengue cases were reported in the city last week, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this year to 9,072, according to a municipal report released today. The numbers of malaria and chikungunya cases recorded this year, till December 2, stood at […]

The war of words over dengue menace between small industrial units and the Odisha government continues unabated even as the worsening dengue situation in Cuttack district do not show any sign of improvement

With dengue spreading to new areas, the Odisha government today asked all district collectors and industries to intensify measures to prevent the spread of viral infection even as Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram urged the Centre to send doctors to curb the menace

With dengue cases on the rise in Odisha, the Centre today assured the state of providing assistance in taking preventive measures to tackle the disease and said it is even prepared to send a team of doctors

Cuttack: Odisha Human Rights Commission today issued notice to the government asking it to file action taken reports on measures taken by it to contain spread of dengue. “At least 426 patients across the state have so far tested positive to dengue virus this year”, state’s Health Minister Atanu Sabysachi Nayak told reporters after visiting […]

Bhubaneswar: With monsoon active in Odisha,dengue has spread in the state with at least 225 people being affected. “As many as 225 people have tested positive for dengue across the state. Of the affected persons, 13 are undergoing treatment at various hospitals,” state Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, who reviewed the situation […]

Kendrapara: At least eight persons of Kalikapur village under Rajkanika block in Kendrapara district have so far been tested dengue positive and are undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical Collage and Hospital in Cuttack. It is alleged that the encroachment of Khaichira nullah in the village, since the last few months, has resulted in stagnant […]

Kalahandi: With at least 82 Dengue positive cases, the vector-borne disease has assumed serious proportions at Ladugaon and its neighbouring villages under Koksara block in Kalahandi district. “Out of 500 blood samples collected, 82 have tested dengue positive,”said Kalahandi Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Dr Saroj Tihadi. While 15 dengue affected persons are undergoing treatment […]

Kalahandi: Tension gripped residents of Ladugaon village under Koksara block in Kalahandi district after medical examination reports of 20 more patients from the hamlet which arrived today confirmed presence of dengue virus. “Of the 218 blood samples sent for examination, 44 have tested positive so far,” informed Kalahandi CDMO, Dr. Saroj Kumar Tihadi. While, eight […]