9 more dengue patients diagnosed in Banke, Bardiya KATHMANDU: Seven new dengue patients were recently diagnosed in Banke and two more in Bardiya, increasing the number of the dengue cases to 594 as of now in the current fiscal year. Although the infection is reported to have claimed the lives of... Travel 29 Oct, 2016
EDCD deploys teams to control dengue Kathmandu, October 24 Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Department of Health Services has deployed three medical teams to dengue-hit Jhapa and Chitwan districts. A team of health workers led by Dr Yedu Chandra Ghimire of the... Travel 25 Oct, 2016
Peril of dengue continues; Jhapa health workers taken ill SURUNGA: As many as 60 persons have fallen ill due to dengue fever in Damak of Jhapa district. The dengue fever has spread to 60 individuals including three health workers and a journalist as of Sunday, District Public Health Office, Jhapa... Travel 24 Oct, 2016
EDCD warns of dengue epidemic in the Valley Kathmandu, October 19 Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Department of Health Services has decided to launch dengue search and destroy campaign in Kathmandu Valley from Friday. EDCD said eight people suffering from high fever... Horoscopes 20 Oct, 2016
Florida expands Zika zone in Miami Beach after five new cases State officials in Florida on Friday tripled the active Zika transmission zone in the trendy seaside community of Miami Beach after five new cases of the mosquito-borne virus believed to cause a severe birth defect were identified in the... Women 17 Sep, 2016
FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donated in US CHICAGO/TAMPA: The US Food and Drug Administration recommended on Friday that all blood donated in the United States and its territories be tested for Zika virus, as it moves to prevent transmission of the virus through the blood supply. The... Environment 27 Aug, 2016
Zika spreads to Miami Beach, US expands travel warning MIAMI/CHICAGO: Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was active in the popular tourist destination. The US Centers for Disease... Environment 20 Aug, 2016
Officials encourage travellers not to shun Florida for Zika MIAMI: There's no official warning to stay clear of Florida, but the crowds that usually wander among the bold street murals in Miami's trendy Wynwood arts district may be thinner after reports that mosquitoes in the area have spread the Zika virus... Women 30 Jul, 2016
Florida reports evidence of local Zika transmission ORLANDO: Four people in Miami likely contracted Zika locally through mosquito bites, Florida's governor said on Friday, the first evidence that the virus tied to a rare but serious birth defect is circulating in the continental United... Environment 29 Jul, 2016
Release of altered mosquitoes to start in Cayman Islands GEORGE TOWN: An effort to reduce mosquitoes and prevent the spread of viruses such as Zika in the Cayman Islands by releasing genetically altered mosquitoes is to start next week, officials in the British Caribbean territory said... Mobile & Apps 08 Jul, 2016
In Zika-struck Puerto Rico, trouble delivering donated contraceptives NEW YORK: Only a small fraction of contraceptives donated in Puerto Rico to prevent Zika-related birth defects are expected to get to the women who need them this month, public health officials told Reuters. The donations - tens of thousands of... Women 21 Jun, 2016
Zika infections late in pregnancy led to no defects in study NEW YORK: Women infected with the Zika virus late in their pregnancies had babies with no apparent birth defects, according to a study in Colombia that seems to confirm that the greatest risk to infants comes early in pregnancy. But the study... Environment 16 Jun, 2016
