Pune: In trying to determine why a small percentage of people contract severe forms of dengue fever, the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) has found that a combination of certain gene

Seven more dengue viral fever cases were reported in metropolis on Wednesday, increasing the patients toll to 366 since January 2013, said Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh.

The short evening spells might have brought some respite from the soaring heat, but doctors say chances of dengue are high during such brief spells.

Nevertheless, government hospitals here claim they are well-equipped to face any emergency as officials deny any 'mystery fever' stalking hinterland. Even as Chennai Corporation has been organising awareness campaigns on infectious diseases as a precautionary measure, government hospitals have joined hands to make sure the city is dengue free.

Eight more cases of dengue fever were reported in the city on Monday, according to the provincial dengue surveillance cell.

Nine more dengue viral fever cases were detected in Karachi on Friday, increasing the number of patients to 345 this year so far, according to the Sindh dengue surveillance cell.

City doctors have reported a spurt in dengue and malaria cases this month and attribute it to the fluctuating temperature and the intermittent rains.

The threat of diseases such as dengue and malaria looms large over parts of the city that were flooded in the first spell of monsoon last week. The district malaria control department has already registered six cases of malaria and same number of patients are expected to be admitted in different private hospitals of Gurgaon.

Residents of Sumadhura Sawan apartments in ITPL area are apprehensive about falling ill. Nowadays, the sight of a single mosquito scares them.

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Kochi: School students in Kochi will take an anti-dengue pledge and observe ‘dry day’ once a week at their schools and home to prevent and control the outbreak of epidemics.

One confirmed, nine suspected dengue cases

Nine suspected cases of dengue fever and one confirmed case were reported from the district on Friday.