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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...- GST Council should consider lowering tax on household insecticides to 5 pc: EY-HICA reportA new report recommends lowering the Goods and Services Tax on household insecticides. The current 18 percent rate could be reduced to 5 pe...
- Manipur reports 129 new dengue cases; tally rises to 3,594 this yearManipur faces a significant dengue outbreak this year. Over 3,500 people have tested positive for the viral disease. One death has been rep...
- 70% enrolment of participants for Phase III clinical trial of dengue vaccine completed: CentreIndia achieves a milestone in dengue prevention. The DengiAll vaccine trial sees 70% participant enrollment. ICMR leads the multi-center st...
- Rising dengue cases call for enhanced public sanitation and waste management systemsDengue cases in India have reached nearly 95,000 between January and July 31, with numbers spiking after excessive rains caused waterloggin...
- A global dengue coalition to deliver treatment within 5 years: Lancet commentThe Dengue Alliance, a coalition of institutions from dengue-endemic countries, plans to develop a new treatment for dengue within five yea...
- India reported 1.64 lakh dengue cases during 2021 against 2.05 lakh cases in 2019: Govt to Rajya SabhaMeanwhile, Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8,200, with more than 6,700 of those being recorded in November alone, as o...
- First death due to dengue reported in Delhi this year; 723 total cases: Civic bodyAs per the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday, one death and a total of 723 dengue cases have been recorded this seas...
- Viral fever in Firozabad: Central team says majority cases of dengue, a few of scrub typhusBased on the observations of the central team, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary has r...
- Dengue claimed 80 lives, affected 40,000 people till September '18: Health ministryDengue has claimed the lives of over 80 people and affected around 40,000 people across the country till September this year, the Union Hea...
- Government prepared to handle dengue, chikungunya situation: Satyendar JainAt least 36 people had died due to chikunguniya and dengue last year. The Kejriwal government had received flak after one of the worst outb...
- Nearly 100 cases of chikungunya in Delhi, 40 of dengueThough the season of the vector-borne diseases had ended in December, the city continues to report such cases.
- India, Australia university to work on trials on novel dengue-control methodAs part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed here between ICMR and Monash University, the efficacy of the disease-control method will be...
- States sit on funds while mosquito-borne diseases wreak havocTotal funds allocated by the central and state governments seem to have increased in the past few years but that's deceptive.
- West Bengal records highest dengue deaths in countryDengue deaths in West Bengal this year is up from 14 in 2015 when Delhi had earned the distinction of recording the highest number of death...
- Where are we faltering when it comes to countering deadly dengueThe mosquito-borne disease can be controlled only by the participation of the community as a whole, not just by an individual or a group.
- Malaria costs India Rs 11,640 crore yearly, dengue Rs 6,000 crore: WHOEstimates of the UN agency show incidence of dengue alone has risen 30-fold worldwide over the last few decades resulting in a huge socio-e...
- Dengue: Step up check on mosquito breeding after rain, Centre to Delhi govtThe Centre today issued a fresh advisory to Delhi government to "intensify" measures to check the breeding of mosquitoes after fresh shower...
- Dengue cases: Delhi hospitals struggle to meet demand for bedsAs Delhi grapples with the worst outbreak of dengue in five years, hospitals are groaning under shortage of beds and doctors complaining of...
- GM mosquitoes to check dengue menace?A British company has approached Indian authorities seeking permission for technology trials of a certain genetically-modified mosquito.
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