The Health Ministry had been able to cut down the number of dengue patients drastically.

Four more dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell on Thursday.

Acting swiftly on reports of a mysterious disease with dengue-like symptoms, the State Health Department has asked all the City hospitals to send samples to be tested at the National Institute of V

The number of dengue cases reported in the Kandy district during the month of June has increased to 153 due to rains.

The spate of monsoon diseases appears to be worsening with a nine-yearold boy succumbing to dengue in Hinduja Hospital and eight cases of cholera coming up in the first eight days of July alone.

The boy, Yash Bansode, who lived in Vasai, died after a month-long hospitalization on Saturday. This is the second confirmed case of dengue death in metropolitan Mumbai; the first was that of a 42-year-old patient from Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mira Road.

Ailment affects children; many deaths feared

A mysterious, dengue-like disease is spreading in Bangalore. The still unidentified ailment is affecting many children, triggering a sharp fall in blood platelet count, multiple organ failure, and eventual death.

Over 15,000 dengue cases have been reported during the first six months of this year, Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors' Union (SLPHIU) Chief Secretary Senarath Bandara said.

Nine more dengue viral fever cases were detected in Karachi on Friday, said Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mallick.

Dengue Cases Also On The Rise In The Region

With three more children dying in the last two days, the number of malnutrition related deaths in Attappadi became 33 this year.

The Epidemiology Unit (EU) of the Health Ministry yesterday said that number of dengue cases reported from the beginning of January till early this month was 16,315.