Dengue

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

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Oct 13, 2015, 20:18 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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Oct 12, 2015, 17:10 PM IST

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

Decoded: How dengue uses human enzyme to spread faster

NS1 is one of the seven proteins composing the dengue virus and more specifically its replication machinery.

Oct 07, 2015, 16:01 PM IST

Dengue epidemic likely to be more severe next year

 A major increase in cases of dengue will likely occur throughout Southeast Asian countries early next year, researchers have warned.

Oct 07, 2015, 11:32 AM IST

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Oct 07, 2015, 11:28 AM IST

Nearly 700 killed by dengue in Brazil: Health officials

Health officials in Brazil have said a record 693 people have died so far this year after contracting dengue fever, the deadly mosquito-borne disease running rampant across Central and South America.

Oct 07, 2015, 07:38 AM IST