Vector-borne Diseases

Dengue cases in Bangladesh have crossed the 300,000 mark as the nation grapples with its worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease, media reports said on Monday.

More than 3,000 cases of dengue and one death due to the vector-borne disease have been recorded in the national capital in the past six months, according to official data shared by the MCD in the House on Tuesday.

Several hospitals in Delhi are seeing an increased footfall of dengue patients, doctors said on Tuesday, even as the city's civic body has not released reports on vector-borne diseases for the last several weeks.

Amid a surge in dengue cases in Bengaluru, Karnataka Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao Friday launched a disease surveillance dashboard and a mobile application for effective monitoring and curbing of the vector-borne disease.

In a serious concerning outbreak, the vector-borne disease Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has claimed eleven lives in Assam this year so far, according to the officials.

Amid a rise in dengue cases in Delhi, scores of city municipal workers, who are at the forefront of the fight against vector-borne diseases, began their indefinite strike on Monday.

Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting on the preparedness for keeping vector-borne diseases under check.

"After flooding, there is a fear of cases of vector-borne disease like dengue, chikungunya and malaria rising. But that trend is not being seen at the moment," Saurabh Bharadwaj said.

More than 260 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in December, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to nearly 3,800 so far this year.

Over 1,100 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in the first three-and-a-half weeks of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than 3,300 so far this year.

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.

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.

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.

Amid a rise in dengue cases in Delhi, doctors in several city hospitals said many patients of the vector-borne disease are developing complications such as liver dysfunction and capillary leak.

More than 900 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in October, taking the total infection tally of the vector-borne disease to 1,876 so far this year, according to a civic report issued today.

Dengue cases in Bangladesh have crossed the 300,000 mark as the nation grapples with its worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease, media reports said on Monday.

More than 3,000 cases of dengue and one death due to the vector-borne disease have been recorded in the national capital in the past six months, according to official data shared by the MCD in the House on Tuesday.

Several hospitals in Delhi are seeing an increased footfall of dengue patients, doctors said on Tuesday, even as the city's civic body has not released reports on vector-borne diseases for the last several weeks.

Amid a surge in dengue cases in Bengaluru, Karnataka Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao Friday launched a disease surveillance dashboard and a mobile application for effective monitoring and curbing of the vector-borne disease.

In a serious concerning outbreak, the vector-borne disease Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has claimed eleven lives in Assam this year so far, according to the officials.

Amid a rise in dengue cases in Delhi, scores of city municipal workers, who are at the forefront of the fight against vector-borne diseases, began their indefinite strike on Monday.

Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting on the preparedness for keeping vector-borne diseases under check.

"After flooding, there is a fear of cases of vector-borne disease like dengue, chikungunya and malaria rising. But that trend is not being seen at the moment," Saurabh Bharadwaj said.

More than 260 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in December, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to nearly 3,800 so far this year.

Over 1,100 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in the first three-and-a-half weeks of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than 3,300 so far this year.

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.

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.

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.

Amid a rise in dengue cases in Delhi, doctors in several city hospitals said many patients of the vector-borne disease are developing complications such as liver dysfunction and capillary leak.

More than 900 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in October, taking the total infection tally of the vector-borne disease to 1,876 so far this year, according to a civic report issued today.