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Over 130 dengue and chikungunya cases till April, Pune steps up vigil ahead of monsoon

May 15, 2025 3:01 pm

With National Dengue Day observed on May 16, Pune officials have given instructions to screen people with symptoms at primary health centres and to send blood samples for lab investigations.

Divyanka Tripathi experiences extreme itching while recovering from dengue; 'She became a khujli master,' says husband Vivek Dahiya

April 28, 2025 1:30 pm

"Kya aap logon ko pata tha ki dengue me khujli bhi hoti hai? It is crazy. I am getting rashes," said Divyanka Tripathi

Down with dengue, Divyanka Tripathi drinks papaya leaves juice prepared by husband Vivek Dahiya; we find out if it helps increase platelet count

April 24, 2025 12:36 pm

"Shabaash! Pura pi gayi," said Vivek Dahiya.

A village in this country is offering cash bounty for dead mosquitoes

February 19, 2025 9:04 pm

Under the program, residents receive one Philippine peso (just over one cent) for every five mosquitoes or mosquito larvae they turn in.

So far, the Union Territory (UT) has reported 300 dengue cases.

Understanding climate-dengue links, building an early warning system

January 22, 2025 10:52 am

A new study, led by Dr Roxy Mathew Koll, explores how climate change plays a key role in influencing dengue. The researchers have taken Pune, a dengue hotspot, as a case study.

Dip in Dengue cases: Gujarat records 3.5% seropositivity rate in 2024 compared to 4.7% in ’23

January 01, 2025 1:19 am

According to the statement, the state government had increased serum sample testing in large numbers as a precaution as soon as the monsoon season ended.

This year, 1,700 kits of Dengue NS1 type i.e.1,63,200 tests were purchased by the state government for rapid diagnosis of dengue. (Representational Image)

Gujarat clocked an uptick in dengue cases in 2024 but positivity rate was lower than 2023: Health department

December 31, 2024 6:33 pm

Dengue positivity rate in 2024 was 3.5 per cent as against 4.7 per cent in 2023, a statement claimed — 2,21,358 samples were taken in 2024 compared to 1,49,844 in 2023

Bengal records 4,000 dengue cases in just 2 weeks, rural areas worst-hit

November 26, 2024 5:18 am

Of the 27,142 dengue cases recorded till November 18 in the state, Kolkata accounted for 973 cases.

Dr Priyanka Thakur, a research scientist from PGIMER

For research on dengue, PGI scientist bags IVS — Young Scientist Award

November 20, 2024 11:05 am

Dengue is a self-limiting arboviral infection, being transmitted by the Asian Tiger mosquito, the Aedes aegypti, which has a preference to bite during dawn and dusk, and the circulation of the virus is maximum during the post-monsoon season in north India.