dengue

With rain, comes risk of malaria, dengue fever, hepatitis, typhoid and measles

Auqaf Dept asked to ensure hygiene at Eidgahs

KMC administrator Laeeq Ahmed insisted that all precautions have been taken and all nullahs are being cleaned

Officials directed to improve dengue patient reporting mechanism

Most of the Lahore-based patients are from neighbourhoods along Multan Road, in Shahdara

Say emergence of cases in April is just tip of the iceberg

The 33 cases were detected between April 15 and April 22, of which 28 were from Karachi

Dengue infects nearly 400 million people in more than 120 countries annually

Swimming pools, nurseries, ponds and excessive air-conditioning create breeding grounds

These open water tanks are major breeding grounds of dengue mosquitoes

CM approves Rs275 million for Dengue Prevention and Control Programme for three years

Health minister says his dept cannot tackle the issue alone

Health dept holds awareness session as part of preparatory measures

Out of total 28 cases reported from the city, seven were reported from District South

As many as 100 million people are infected yearly

City district nazim Muhammad Asim Khan will hold a meeting to decide how to go about the spray drive

Anti-dengue campaign was discontinued last November

Director health services stresses need for preventive measures

I think the pattern of the virus is changing now,” said Dr Solangi

Says responsibility of current situation lies with ignorant officials and WSSP.

Health dept official says it will take few more weeks to get rid of dengue mosquito

Rabia Basri, a PTI activist, said efforts were in full swing to keep people informed on the illness

The Dengue Control Programme says no lives have yet been lost due to the virus

Provincial head of programme claims situation is under control

All possible interventions had been put in place to control the disease

Mosquito-borne disease has infected around 2,000 people in garrison city

CDA health director says experts working on vaccine

Executive District Officer Health Arshad Ansari said that we received a total of 1,890 dengue cases in allied hospital

Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui directs officials to spread awareness about virus among public

There have been 2,424 cases of dengue registered from different parts of Karachi this year

Although only one patient – a resident of Kalam – succumbed to the virus en route to Peshawar

Nine private hospitals have been asked to share patient load of public hospitals

The ceremony will be inaugurated by DCO Rawalpindi Sajid Zafar Dall on Monday at 2pm

Death toll in Karachi rises to six for this year.

PML-N K-P Senior Vice President Waqif Khan condemned the local administration

All hospitals should establish isolation wards immediately

Health officials yet to confirm exact cause of death

The total number of dengue cases reported in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency has reached three

Over 20,000 cases reported in India, Sri Lanka

The official said these were the first cases reported from these specific areas

Deputy District Education Officer says the action was taken after findings presented by the dengue audit team

More than 300 volunteers carry out anti-dengue campaign

Total confirmed count in Rawalpindi crosses 900 mark

About 2,071 dengue fever cases have been reported from Sindh between January to October, this year

As many as 800 people affected by the disease

Earlier diagnoses in districts based on initial tests only

Another patient tests positive for the virus in Swat

Weak surveillance within provinces have not given the centre a clear idea of the scale of the disease’s spread

These figures mark a sharp decline in the dissemination of the disease from previous years

Residents say govt did not assist in taking precautionary steps