The number of dengue cases has seen a decline over a fortnight in Delhi, even as cases of several other viral infections, including chikungunya and seasonal fever, seem to maintain a rising trend.

The MCD has recorded 23 fresh cases of dengue today, pushing the cumulative count of people affected by the disease to 5,973 this year.

Dengue fever is a virus infection that is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause severe disease especially in children. Dengue fever is a major problem in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.

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Despite a significant dip in mercury levels, the Capital continues to report a substantial number of fresh dengue cases. According to the MCD, 35 new cases of the vectorborne disease were recorded on Tuesday, taking the total number this season to 5,837. Cases of dengue generally start declining with the advent of winter.

Punjab Health Department has constituted a core group comprising medical experts to formulate guidelines and SOPs for prevention against dengue fever.

ISLAMABAD: So far, 232 people have been confirmed the patients of dengue fever in the federal capital while 70 to 75 patients with known symptoms of the disease visit Pakistan Institute of Medical

A dengue fever awareness camp was held on Monday in the premises of New Guwahati Wagon Maintenance Depot at the initiative of the Divisional Mechanical Engineer of New Guwahati, PK Hira.

The meeting was attended by the Zonal Malaria Officer Dr Ramen Hazarika and SDMHO Dr Komaril Sharma. Both the doctors described in detail the dengue fever and its prevention.

LUCKNOW: The tough stand taken by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on prevention and treatment of dengue has exposed how successive governments in the state have neglected public health. A glaring example of government apathy is the malaria prevention division of the health department.

The division's job is to check mosquito-borne diseases.

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah has approved a financial package worth Rs 100 million for the treatment of patients affected by dengue viral outbreak in the province.

n the past 150 years, roughly half of the countries in the world eliminated malaria. Nowadays, there are 99 endemic countries

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