Dangers of dengue Though no dengue fever cases have been reported in Nepal this year, its symptoms found in six patients visiting the Nepalgunj Medical College and Kohalpur Medical College cannot be dismissed lightly. Since dengue fever has already claimed 51 lives in... 11 Oct, 2006
Lab to test dengue fever Kathmandu, October 8:Dengue fever, which has killed more than 60 people in the Indian capital and affected over 6,000, can now be diagnosed in Nepal, said the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) today. It said NRL is well equipped to diagnose dengue... Horoscopes 08 Oct, 2006
Dengue outbreak plagues Singapore Singapore, September 11: Minister calls for a ‘no-compromise’ campaign to check disease. A dengue fever outbreak has plunged Singapore into its worst health crisis since the 2003 SARS epidemic, forcing officials to speed up a campaign against the... Women 09 Nov, 2005
Delhi reports 23 new dengue cases New Delhi, October 15:Dengue fever seems to be spreading in the Indian capital with 23 new cases reported till Saturday, taking the total number of affected people to 339, municipal authorities said. Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials said... Women 15 Oct, 2005
Asia: Dengue worse threat than bird flu Marwaan Macan-Markar For most of his adult life, Dr. Suthee Yoksan has toiled in the hope of defeating the mosquito that spreads dengue fever in South-east Asia. “It is now 25 years,” says the 55-year-old Thai medical researcher of a project he has... 10 Oct, 2005
Experts fear global dengue pandemic Singapore, October 1:The world is seeing an explosion in dengue infections as the virus-carrying Aedes mosquito adapts to city environments and grows immune to traditional methods of population control, a panel of experts in Singapore said today.... Women 01 Oct, 2005
10,000 dengue cases in S’pore Singapore, September 19:Singapore said today dengue infections in the city-state has reached a new all-time high of 10,237 this year, and warned that authorities were prepared to enter and inspect vacant private premises for mosquito breeding sites,... Women 19 Sep, 2005
Govt provides mosquito nets Kathmandu, September 11:The Ministry of Health and Population has distributed 41,000 mosquito nets in the most affected districts to protect the public from Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and other vector borne diseases such as filaria, dengue and malaria.... Travel 11 Sep, 2005
Panic in Mumbai as post-flood toll tops 100 Mumbai, August 13:Panicky residents of India’s financial and entertainment capital continued to throng hospitals in thousands today even as the state government battled with rising numbers of deaths from post-flood diseases. According to Maharashtra... Women 13 Aug, 2005
Experts warn of rapid spread of Kala-azar in Terai Himalayan News ServiceHetauda, April 24: Health officials have warned that nearly six million people of the Terai were vulnerable to Kala-azar. They said the disease, affecting mostly those from the economically disadvantaged community, could spread... Travel 24 Apr, 2005
UN urges Indonesia to let foreign troops continue relief operations Agence France Presse Banda Aceh, January 14: The United Nations urged Indonesia not to impose a deadline on foreign troops providing relief assistance in tsunami-hit Aceh province, while president George W Bush predicted today that US aid would help... Women 14 Jan, 2005
SNIPPETS Dengue toll now at 634JAKARTA: A widespread dengue fever outbreak has killed 634 people in Indonesia so far this year and is still far from over, the health ministry said on Tuesday. It said the number of infections, at 54,176, was greater than for the... Women 13 Apr, 2004
