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Early Dengue infection could defuse Zika virus, says study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Existing immunity against dengue virus is capable of significantly reducing the risk of Zika virus in newborns, claims a new study.
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HDFC ERGO launches cover for vector borne diseases
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India's third-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, today announced the launch of 'Mosquito Disease Protection Policy'.
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Mosquito-borne diseases set to flourish as climate gets warmer
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 15 (ANI): A recent study has claimed that with the climate getting warmer with every passing year, the geographical range of vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever, leishmaniasis, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is expanding rapidly.
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Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infe
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): It turns out that women who have previously been infected with dengue virus may be at greater risk for increased damage to their fetuses and placentas if they should later become infected with the Zika virus.
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WHO lists 10 threats to global health in 2019
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): Taking to its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) has written that the world is facing multiple health challenges. These include outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesit
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Researchers discover way for 'mosquito birth control'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 08 (ANI): According to studies, more than 500 million people around the world suffer from diseases transmitted by mosquitoes including malaria, Dengue Fever, Zika and West Nile.
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Shraddha Kapoor recovers from dengue
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Good news for all Shraddha Kapoor fans, as the Bollywood diva has finally recovered from dengue fever after taking a month's rest.
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Spurt in dengue cases in Hyderabad
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): The cases of dengue have shot up in Hyderabad city over the past few weeks, with at least 135 people being diagnosed with the vector-borne disease this year so far.
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Congress MLA calls PM Modi 'dengue mosquito'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Sholapur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 28 (ANI): Raking up a controversy, Congress MLA Praniti Shinde called Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘a dengue mosquito’ while addressing a rally in Maharashtra.
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Dengue cases surge in Hyderabad
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Hyderabad has shown an alarming increase of dengue cases in the past few weeks. Scores of people have been tested positive with the mosquito-borne virus.
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9 more dengue cases in Lucknow
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 16 (ANI): Nine more positive cases of dengue were reported from Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 150 since the outbreak of the disease in the state.
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Spurt in dengue, malaria cases in Telangana
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Oct 14 (ANI): The state of Telangana is witnessing a rise in the cases of dengue, malaria, swine flu and viral fever.
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