Mysuru/Bengaluru: In a bid to prevent and control the spread of dengue in the district, the Health Department has taken up larvae survey and awareness on dengue among the public. According to Health Education Officer Munindramma, awareness on dengue is being created by distributing handbills containing information on dengue prevention to the public. She further…
Mysore/Mysuru: With rising dengue cases causing a scare among the public, the Health Department has launched a drive to eradicate larvae breeding spots of Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, which can spread dengue, Zika, Mayaro, yellow fever, chikungunya and other vector-borne diseases. The Health Department has declared every Friday as ‘mosquito larvae destruction day.’ This initiative follows…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed the officials to initiate measures to reduce the number of dengue cases in the State. Presiding over the meeting with officials at Vidhana Soudha here yesterday, he said that a total of 5,374 cases with five deaths had been reported in the State till yesterday and added that the…
2,395 blood samples tested from Jan. till June; 358 persons test positive for dengue Mysore/Mysuru: If you have high fever along with headache, muscle, bone or joint pain, nausea, vomiting, pain behind the eyes, swollen glands and rashes on skin, do not neglect it and seek medical attention immediately as these are the symptoms of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has taken precautions to stop the spread of dengue, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, here this morning. Speaking to mediapersons, prior to the inauguration of State- Level Yoga Convention at Kalamandira, he said that with the onset of monsoon season the number of dengue cases in the…
Mysore/Mysuru: District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. P.C. Kumaraswamy said that separate teams have been formed to tackle dengue fever in the district. He was speaking during a demonstration on destroying larvae to control dengue, at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Nachanahalli Palya here on May 16 (National Dengue Day). DHO Dr. Kumaraswamy stressed on…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. P.C. Kumaraswamy, District Health Officer (DHO), has provided reassurance regarding the dengue situation in Mysuru, stating that dengue is under control in the district. With a surge in dengue cases across the State, the DHO shared insights into the situation in Mysuru District. He said that a total of 426 dengue cases have…
Mysore/Mysuru: A teenager from Tiger Block, H.D. Kote taluk in the district, who had gone to South Africa on business has died of dengue fever. Efrahim (19), who had gone to South Africa recently for selling Ayurveda herbs was suffering from a bout of severe fever, for the past two days. When he went to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the National Dengue Day is being observed across the country, it is often proved that a certain type of mosquito species known as ‘Aedes Aegypti’ is the culprit that causes dengue virus to spread. In order to create public awareness and educate the public on the deadly disease, National Dengue Day is…
43 cases reported in district in Jan.; 10,000 tests targeted as intensified measure, says District Vector Borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambara Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a cue from successful steps taken to control malaria cases, the District Health and Family Welfare Office has chalked out a plan to replicate the measures to keep dengue cases…
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