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Panchkula DC orders intensified efforts as dengue cases climb to 1,230
1 month, 1 week ago

Panchkula DC orders intensified efforts as dengue cases climb to 1,230

Hindustan Times  

With dengue cases reaching a seasonal high of 1,230 in the city, deputy commissioner Monika Gupta convened a meeting with officials, directing the intensification of sampling and sanitisation in areas around garbage dumps. To curb mosquito breeding, residents were urged to observe “dry days” every Sunday, emptying water containers and clearing stagnant water around their premises. Gupta directed chief medical …

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Ludhiana: 1,020 Challenges Issued Over Mosquito Larvae, Health Teams Issue Fineds
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ludhiana: 1,020 Challenges Issued Over Mosquito Larvae, Health Teams Issue Fineds

Hindustan Times  

Health teams in Ludhiana have issued 1,020 challans to residents to combat the spread of dengue. The violators were fined after mosquito larvae were found in their homes and businesses. The health teams conducted fogging across the city and are educating the public about how to prevent mosquito bites.

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Dengue fever is rare in L.A. That could start to change because of climate change
2 months ago

Dengue fever is rare in L.A. That could start to change because of climate change

NPR  

Dengue fever is rare in L.A. That could start to change because of climate change toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images Manuel Lara is hunting for mosquitos. An invasive species, the Aedes mosquito is relatively new to Southern California — and it can spread a disease that historically could not be caught within the region: dengue fever. This autumn, Los Angeles …

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Officials raise alarm over spreading mosquito-borne ‘triple E’ virus
2 months, 1 week ago

Officials raise alarm over spreading mosquito-borne ‘triple E’ virus

Raw Story  

Mosquito-borne illnesses are a growing concern in Northeastern states, with health officials monitoring cases and advising residents to avoid outdoor activities near standing water and other environments prone to mosquito spread. The state also is making insect repellent available at state parks and campgrounds; posting signs to raise awareness of EEE; consulting with local health officials about limiting park hours …

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Customs, Central GST officials distribute relief material to flood victims in Vijayawada
3 months ago

Customs, Central GST officials distribute relief material to flood victims in Vijayawada

The Hindu  

Officials of the Customs Preventive Commissionerate of Vijayawada and the Central GST Commissionerate of Guntur distributed relief material to the flood victims on Sunday. The Customs and the Central GST officers organised a ‘Box of Kindness’ programme to assist the flood-affected people from September 12 to 19 in all their offices across the State, which includes relief kits worth ₹12 …

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Rare local case of mosquito-borne dengue virus confirmed in Baldwin Park
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rare local case of mosquito-borne dengue virus confirmed in Baldwin Park

LA Times  

A case of locally transmitted dengue was confirmed in the San Gabriel Valley on Monday. A rare case of dengue, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, was confirmed in Baldwin Park on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The potential risk for widespread dengue virus transmission in L.A. County remains low, public health officials said …

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Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night

Associated Press  

A rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, health officials warn, prompting the cancellation of some events and changes to sports schedules to avoid bites by infected bugs. Eastern equine encephalitis, which can cause symptoms including vomiting and seizures, infected a New Hampshire resident who later died, health officials reported last week. …

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Massachusetts health officials report second case of potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Massachusetts health officials report second case of potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus

The Independent  

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Man identified as New Hampshire’s first EEEV mosquito virus death in a decade
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man identified as New Hampshire’s first EEEV mosquito virus death in a decade

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A New Hampshire man who died after contracting the rare Eastern …

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A rare but deadly mosquito virus infection has Massachusetts towns urging vigilance
3 months, 4 weeks ago

A rare but deadly mosquito virus infection has Massachusetts towns urging vigilance

The Independent  

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Pune health experts detect Zika virus in mosquito pools, larvae samples
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pune health experts detect Zika virus in mosquito pools, larvae samples

Hindustan Times  

Amid the Zika virus threat across the city, a team from ICMR-National Institute of Virology found the virus in a mosquito pool and larvae samples collected from Pashan, Erandwane and Mundhwa. Dr Radhakrishnan Pawar, joint director of health services, said, “The virus has been detected in a mosquito pool and larvae samples collected from areas like Pashan, Erandwane and Mundhwa. …

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GHMC Chief Directs Officials to Fight Against Dengue Diligently
5 months, 1 week ago

GHMC Chief Directs Officials to Fight Against Dengue Diligently

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Outlining the importance of collective action and coordinated efforts to fight against the dengue menace, GHMC commissioner Amrapali Kata convened a meeting with medical, entomology, and sanitation officials at the municipal corporation’s command control room. Recommending a special drive to spray mosquito repellent on school and hostel premises and observing ‘Dry Day’ every Friday for eliminating mosquito breeding sites, …

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PMC writes to Pune Metro over mosquito breeding sites
5 months, 2 weeks ago

PMC writes to Pune Metro over mosquito breeding sites

Hindustan Times  

In the light of rising number of Zika and dengue cases in the city, Pune Municipal Corporation is spraying insecticides at mosquito breeding sites. When PMC officials went to spray insecticide on stagnated water, the metro security personnel did not allow them to do so. Hemant Sonawane, public relations officer of Pune Metro, said, “We are taking care of mosquito …

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Bengaluru civic body BBMP to fine properties over cleanliness amid surge in dengue: Report
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru civic body BBMP to fine properties over cleanliness amid surge in dengue: Report

Hindustan Times  

Due to a sharp increase in dengue cases, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the civic and administrative body of Bengaluru city, is considering imposing fines on property owners who neglect cleanliness on their premises. Karnataka's Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao instructed all district deputy commissioners to initiate a comprehensive door-to-door campaign aimed at raising awareness about dengue across the state. …

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Baby ponds turn mosquito breeding hubs
6 months ago

Baby ponds turn mosquito breeding hubs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The artificial ponds dug in the city for idol immersion, called baby ponds, have not only become an eye sore for public, they have also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. People living near these ponds fear an outbreak of vector borne diseases.“The unclean water has resulted in an increase of mosquito population. We fear outbreak of dengue, malaria …

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Mosquito season is upon us. So why are Southern California officials releasing more of them?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Mosquito season is upon us. So why are Southern California officials releasing more of them?

LA Times  

Jennifer Castellon shook, tapped and blew on a box to shoo out more than 1,000 mosquitoes in a quiet, upscale Inland Empire neighborhood. “I believe, fingers crossed, that we can drop the population size,” said Solomon Birhanie, scientific director for the West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, which released the mosquitoes in several San Bernardino County neighborhoods this month. …

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87 khataras that led to mosquito menace seized; 10,000 sqft freed in Lower Parel
10 months, 1 week ago

87 khataras that led to mosquito menace seized; 10,000 sqft freed in Lower Parel

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday seized 87 abandoned vehicles, also called khataras, that had piled up along roads and pedestrian walkways in Lower Parel, freeing up more than 10,000 square feet of space. Fifty-six of the 87 vehicles have already been sent to the scrapyard, and all the vehicles would be auctioned following due procedure, said officials. 87 …

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Mosquito menace in Visakhapatnam, locals demand urgent action from GVMC
1 year ago

Mosquito menace in Visakhapatnam, locals demand urgent action from GVMC

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Residents of Visakhapatnam, mainly those in Marripalem, Old Karasa, NAD Junction, Gnanapuram and several slum areas, are faced with the mosquito menace and are unable to sleep. Meanwhile, to combat the mosquito menace, the GVMC has proposed the release of six lakh Gambusia fish into the city's water bodies. "The corporation plans to release 20 lakh Gambusia fish across …

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‘Don’t panic unnecessarily': Karnataka health dept issues advisory after finding Zika virus near Bengaluru
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Don’t panic unnecessarily': Karnataka health dept issues advisory after finding Zika virus near Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka Health department, headed by minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, issued an advisory to the public after discovering the presence of Zika virus in an Aedes mosquito pool near Bengaluru. “Since ZVD is said to cause microcephaly and other congenital anomalies among newborns, the serum and urine sample of all pregnant women in areas where aedes mosquito pools/human serum are …

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Proposal to regularise services of 3,000 mosquito breeding checkers in Delhi
1 year, 1 month ago

Proposal to regularise services of 3,000 mosquito breeding checkers in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New DelhiThe Municipal Corporation of Delhi has moved a proposal to regularise the services of more than 3,000 domestic breeding checkers —who are public health department workers deployed to counter the spread of mosquito-borne diseases—which will subsequently meet the decades-old demand of the contractual workers. Proposal to regularise services of 3,000 mosquito breeding checkers in Delhi The proposal to recruit …

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Rare case of mosquito-borne dengue diagnosed in Pasadena
1 year, 2 months ago

Rare case of mosquito-borne dengue diagnosed in Pasadena

LA Times  

Aedes aegypti, commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, can transmit dengue and zika viruses. A case of locally acquired dengue, a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, was detected in Pasadena on Friday, according to the Pasadena Public Health Department. In a statement, Pasadena epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Feaster said public health officials have been monitoring for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue. …

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Delhi: 8 teams to keep G20 Summit venue mosquito free
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi: 8 teams to keep G20 Summit venue mosquito free

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has deployed eight teams to ensure that Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan, the main venue of the upcoming G20 Summit, is kept free of mosquitoes during the event, officials said on Tuesday. The officials said that these teams will detect and destroy mosquito larvae, and will carry out periodic fogging drives across the 123-acre Pragati …

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Flood-affected seek milk, vegetables, mosquito nets
1 year, 5 months ago

Flood-affected seek milk, vegetables, mosquito nets

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The flood levels in River Godavari were rising on Sunday due to heavy rains in the upstream areas. At the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowleswaram, the irrigation department discharged 8.51 lakh cusecs of water by evening as the pond level rose to 13.96 metres. S Sivamani of Kunavaram mandal, given shelter at Kothulagutta area, told Deccan Chronicle that …

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Local transmission of ‘Malaria’ detected in the US for first time in 20 years
1 year, 5 months ago

Local transmission of ‘Malaria’ detected in the US for first time in 20 years

Hindustan Times  

The dreaded disease, Malaria has been detected in three persons in the US who didn't travel abroad and healthcare officials are alarmed. For the first time in 20 years, locally acquired Malaria was detected in two persons in Florida and one person in Texas. Malaria remains a major global health concern causing about 24.1 crore cases and 6.27 lakh deaths …

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