Yes, it is possible to forecast outbreak of dengue

The forecasting should be based on models specific for different climatic zones in the country

More than 800 per cent jump in dengue cases in Tamil Nadu this year

Other states in southern India such as Karnataka and Kerala have also wtinessed about three-fold increase in the number of dengue cases this year

Threat of vector-borne diseases: The way ahead

As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, cases of vector-borne diseases that constitute 17% of all infectious diseases globally, have …

Quick diagnosis of dengue possible in remote areas: study

This rapid detection test can be used for preliminary diagnosis, especially during outbreaks in far reach areas

Does Bhubaneswar need to worry about dengue amid COVID-19?

Some 60 people in certain city localities have been diagnosed with dengue, say health officials

Reunion dengue study claims climate data can help predict disease outbreaks

Sub-seasonal climate forecasts from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model were incorporated into a vector model that …

What the Dengvaxia episode teaches us

Introducing a vaccine prematurely and in haste, and exposing whole populations to considerable risks must never be repeated again

How West Bengal plans to counter a shift in dengue strain

Health and family welfare departmentt alerts district magistrates, focuses on slums as new serotype takes centre stage

Rare dengue strain resurfaces in Maharashtra after 30 years

Individuals’ immunity to other strains is most likely the reason for emergence of this rare serotype, believe experts

Protest against dengue at Delhi Secretariat

Protesters demanded that the Delhi government should declare dengue an epidemic and ensure that no hospital refuses to admit a dengue patient  

Our sickening health system

Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases

India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have …

10 threats to global health in 2019

The world is facing disease outbreaks like Ebola, measles, drug-resistant pathogens, health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change …

Mosquitoes genetically modified to combat dengue

For the first time mosquitoes have been engineered to fight all 4 known types of dengue 

Number of dengue cases in 2017 was the highest in a decade

There has been a more than 300 per cent hike in dengue cases since 2009, and even the total number of deaths in 2017 was the highest in the last …

39% dengue-breeding sources found inside homes

A survey of 9,641 houses in Thiruvananthapuram underlined the fact that dengue control should start right from one’s own home

Did a drug manufacturer and Philippino officials turn a blind eye to a lethal anti-dengue vaccine?

60 school children have died due to an anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, provided by a government-run immunisation program in spite of the …

When the sorrow of some is the happiness of others

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on Delhi's dengue crisis

Vaccine for dengue

Seeing yellow

Caught napping

Japanese encephalitis continues to claim lives; Odisha, UP worst-hit

Hundreds of children are dying despite health officials claiming 100 per cent immunisation

How this bacterial strain from mosquito gut may help combat dengue

Researchers have been artificially infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia, a bacteria that prevents replication of disease-causing virus in the guts …

Early warning system to predict dengue possible by mining data

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, attempted to estimate how weather conditions can lead to a more severe …

Chikungunya cases increase by 70% since 2013

Haryana saw an almost 100% spike in chikungunya cases from 2013 to 2017, according to the National Health Profile 2017