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Mosquitoes have finally invaded one of the world's last mosquito-free countriesFor the first time in history, Iceland has recorded wild mosquitoes, ending its long-standing status as a mosquito-free haven. A species kn...
Don't panic, says Karnataka govt as Zika virus detected in Chikkaballapura distThe Karnataka Health Department has issued an advisory in response to the detection of the Zika virus in a mosquito species in Chikkaballap...
Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreakAt least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the deadliest year since the first...
Dengue in Delhi: MCD to float tender for procurement of drones, to also be used for anti-larval activityAccording to the latest report issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the tally was at 243 till July 28. "As per our plan, we ...
Delhi: October sees more than 900 dengue cases, total 2022 numbers jump to 1,876October's tally took the capital's total infection numbers to 1,876 so far in 2022. October's 939 cases (till October 19) were nearly half ...
Dengue cases in Delhi mount to over 7,100 this year; 5,600 cases recorded in November aloneEarlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had assured that the government is keeping a check on the spike and is doing the needful.
Dengue cases in Delhi cross 1,000-mark; over 280 fresh cases in one weekOver 1,000 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year, with more than 280 fresh cases logged in the last one week...
Delhi now close to winning battle against dengue: CMAmid a spike in cases of dengue in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that Delhi was now "close to wi...
India’s malaria crisis has a drone solutionWater-borne diseases appear to be a quintessential problem in the country. A simple solution lies in cleaning large water bodies, which are...
Zika cases rise to 109 in RajasthanThe first positive case of Zika virus in Jaipur was reported on September 21 which alerted the authorities both at the state and the centre.
Centre sends ICMR team to Jaipur as Zika cases rise to 100Zika was also detected in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu in July 2017. The World Health Organization has said no vaccine is likely...
72 Zika cases detected in Jaipur; Centre asks states to intensify vector control stepsZika is caused by aedes aegypti mosquito which also transmits dengue and chikungunya and breeds in open stagnant water.
KMC to send notice to Saurav Ganguly after dengue larvae found in houseGanguly's elder brother Snehasish, a former Ranji Trophy player, has been diagnosed with dengue and was undergoing treatment at a city hosp...
New way to trap, kill mosquito eggs may help fight ZikaThe study conducted in Guatemala, documented a cheap, easy system to reduce virus-carrying Aedes genus mosquitoes by capturing and destroyi...
Zika virus: Government advises pregnant women to cancel travel to affected countriesIn view of the outbreak of Zika virus, the govt has issued travel advisory urging pregnant women to defer or cancel their travel to the aff...
Anti-dengue fogging drive not effective, affects health: CSECentre for Science and Environment (CSE) urged the government to focus on systematic preventive measures towards clean environment and sani...
2 more die of dengue, LG Najeeb Jung for full scale operations to check outbreakTwo more persons succumbed to dengue in the national capital, taking the toll to 25, even as Lt Governor Najeeb Jung directed authorities t...
A look at strategies adopted by other countries to combat dengueWHO, together with national and Cambodia authorities, is testing a long-lasting insecticide treated netting cover for household water stora...
Health desks to be opened to prevent malaria, dengue and diarrhoeaThe health desks would be opened as a part of the 10-week MDD control programme, launched from Friday at Chhatrapur.
- Now, Rashtrapati Bhavan faces mosquito menace
The Parliament House have become breeeding grounds for Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that causes dengue.