April rains fuel dengue surge in Delhi as mosquito breeding spikes across cityDelhi is witnessing a surge in dengue cases. April's erratic rainfall has led to over half of this year's infections being reported. This t...
06 May, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
Health emergency: Dengue fever outbreak declared in Rarotonga, New ZealandCook Islands faces a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga. Seven cases are confirmed, prompting a swift response. The government initiates 'O...
25 May, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
CDC sounds alarm over rising dengue cases amid spring vacationers' joyThe US CDC on March 18 released a HAN advisory to call attention to the rise in dengue cases in parts of the US, and also globally. It adde...
25 Mar, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
Bengaluru witnessing sharp rise in dengue cases: Doctors say situation may worsen, women and children at greater riskHospitals in Bengaluru report a sharp rise in dengue cases, especially among women and children, with 60 new cases daily according to BBMP ...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Dengue risk re-evaluated: India research finds first infections can be as severe as secondaryA recent study conducted in India challenges the common belief that dengue becomes severe only during secondary infections. Published in Na...
11 Mar, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
Over 30 per cent dengue seroprevalence among Kerala's children, Lancet study findsA study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia has found a low to moderate dengue seroprevalence of 30.9% among children ...
12 Dec, 2023, 10.19 PM IST
New climate-based system for India can predict dengue spreadResearchers observed that except for Gujarat which comprises of arid regions, there was a strong correlation between rainfall and dengue di...
02 Sep, 2017, 03.45 PM IST
New tool to predict spread of Zika virusIn early 2015, a Zika virus outbreak in Brazil was soon followed by a high number of microcephaly cases, in which babies are born with abno...
31 May, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
Dengue costs the world $8.9 billion annually: StudyDengue imposes a whopping $8.9 billion economic burden every year on 141 countries and territories where active transmission of the disease...
05 May, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
No case of Zika virus reported in India: GovernmentHealth Minister J P Nadda said during Question Hour that "till date, this disease (zika) is not reported from India."
26 Feb, 2016, 04.01 PM IST
India should adopt Brazil's Zika model to fight dengue: IMAThe Indian Medical Association recommended adopting Brazil's Zika virus awareness model to combat dengue, which has emerged as a leading ca...
17 Feb, 2016, 10.12 PM IST
Mathematical model could help predict dengue fever epidemicScientists have developed a new mathematical model that could predict the spread of dengue fever in urban areas and may help contain the de...
25 Dec, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
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...
18 Sep, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
Delhi government bans over the counter sale of NSAIDS without prescriptionDelhi govt banned over-the-counter sale of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Aspirin, Dispirin, Brufen, Voveran, without medical p...
11 Aug, 2015, 08.32 PM IST
Lady Hardinge Medical College, other hospitals gear up to tackle dengueLady Hardinge Medical College and other hospitals in the city have started taking measures to prevent dengue and other vector-borne disease...
08 Jul, 2015, 02.13 PM IST
New way to prevent dengue fever foundDengue is a viral infection spread between humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Dengue causes flu-like symptoms, including intense headaches...
01 Apr, 2015, 06.36 PM IST
- Climate change adding sting to mosquito bite, says WHO report
The warning is ominous — climate change and global warming will make vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria – already causing havoc ...
30 Oct, 2012, 03.02 AM IST