Experts trying to find reasons for the steep rise in illnesses spread by mosquitoes in the city over the last two years have squarely blamed patients who don't complete the prescribed course of med

The state government on Monday submitted the status report to the Gujarat high court on the action taken by authorities to prevent diseases during monsoon.

With cases of vector-borne diseases increasing in the state, the health department is anticipating that the window period for mosquito-borne diseases would increase this year due to early and good

Seven Cases Of Cholera, 11 Of Dengue Seen In Week

The city continues to reel under an onslaught of water- and vectorborne diseases despite a brief lull in rainfall over the past week. Over 500 people had to be hospitalized with gastroenteritis and malaria over the duration of a week.

Delhi witnessed a sharp increase in dengue cases between January and August this year while the malaria count declined as against the same period last year, according to the municipal corporations.

Fresh diarrhoea cases were reported from Kashipur block of Rayagada district on Tuesday.

Official sources said at least 15 people, including four children, of remote Bahardulki and Kichikhal villages are suffering from the disease but are unable to reach Kashipur hospital due to lack of road communication.

Sixty-three cases of malaria have been reported from the district this monsoon season so far.

The total number of cases of malaria reported in the city this season has reached 50 and the Health Department has indicated a further rise in the number in the next few weeks in view of expected s

Dengue cases this year have nearly doubled, with 17 cases being reported till July 27, against nine till the same time last year.

As many as 114 people have died of malaria in Sundargarh district since 2008. The samples of 371,541 patients were sent for malaria test in 2008.