A recent outbreak of dengue fever has generated concerns in the Panjgur district, with reports indicating a significant number of infections among men, women, and children, as stated in a report by Dawn.
During a meeting conducted by the health ministry, which included the Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava, and other senior officers, Nadda reviewed the current Dengue and Malaria situation in the country.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has identified seven wards under its limits as ‘vulnerable areas to dengue.’
New Zealand has pledged support to Samoa amid a severe dengue outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of five Samoan children.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have urged people who are suffering from fever to get their blood samples tested as the current hot and humid weather is ideal for the multiplication of dengue-bearing Aedes mosquitoes.
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.
