At least 1,017 people have died in the first nine months of 2023 and nearly 209,000 have become infected, making it Bangladesh’s worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease since the first tallied epidemic in 2000. Among the dead are 112 children aged 15 and under, including infant
In view of the recent spike in Dengue cases in several parts of the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital.
"Dengue cases is under controll in Tamil Nadu this year. Till now it's just 4000 cases in Tamil Nadu. Death rates are also decreasing. We do awarness campaign. From October 1, dengue and other fever camps will be conducted across 100 places," the Tamil Nadu Health Minister said.
Amid the rising Dengue cases in West Bengal, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Wednesday took a jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her Spain visit stating that the government is showing cleverness.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday targeted Suvendu Adhakari for his attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the dengue issue, saying that dengue is a problem but Suvendu Adhikari is doing nothing but cheap politics.
"We had already warned the state government about the rampant spread of dengue during August-September. This is due to the ignorance of the government towards the common people. They can go to Spain but cannot understand the pain of people here," West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan C
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important discovery about Aedes aegypti mosquitos, which could one day lead to better methods for reducing mosquito-to-human transmission of dengue, yellow fever,
"This year, the state has reported 4,227 cases so far. Three deaths have been reported. At present, there are 343 active cases of Dengue in the state. It usually spreads in the month of October and November so accordingly, the preparations are in full swing,"Subramanian said.