Climate change responsible for 19 pc of rising dengue cases: Study
Amid record year for dengue infections globally, a new study has found that climate change is responsible for 19 per cent of rising dengue burden.
Amid record year for dengue infections globally, a new study has found that climate change is responsible for 19 per cent of rising dengue burden.
At a time when the Aedes mosquito has brought apprehensions in the neighbouring district of North 24 Parganas, Kolkata is heaving a sigh of relief.
Six people have died in Rajasthan due to dengue this year which includes a 14-year-old boy who lost his life to vector-borne disease on Monday.
Health and Family Welfare Department officials said that the state government has intensified preventive and containment measures in affected districts.
The Dengue detection centres, run by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will remain open during the pujas to serve people who might be suffering from fever for three to four consecutive days.
More than 40,000 dengue cases have been reported so far this year in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) on Tuesday.
Considering the sudden increase of dengue cases, the district administration has assigned folk artists to spread the message on prevention measures through mass awareness campaigns in the localities.
Amid rising cases of dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses such as Zika and chikungunya, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a global plan to reduce the burden of disease, suffering and deaths.
The Tamil Nadu Health Department is on high alert following the increase in dengue cases in the state. Around 14,000 dengue cases and seven deaths have been recorded in the last nine months, which is the highest number of cases in the last seven years.
A health team from Swasthya Bhawan visited the affected zone after the death of two persons of dengue in Bankura district in the past seven days as 739 people have been detected with dengue throughout the district so far.
