Sun.Star - Apr 5, 2013
THE Department of Health (DOH) has recorded over 23,000 cases of dengue in the country in the first three months of the year.
pharmabiz.com - 6 hours ago
The grant provides funding of $2.2 million over a period of three years to develop a recombinant tetravalent dengue vaccine using VaxInnate's proprietary technology.
The Hindu - 5 hours ago
The dengue threat is back as health officials have admitted fever outbreak in several villages in Madurai district. As it happened last year, it is the Melur block that is kept under scanner as a large number of fever cases are being reported from ...
Solomon Star - Apr 4, 2013
“We have more than four hundred dengue fever confirmed cases already reported and another thousand plus suspected cases,” World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Promotion and Communications Officer, Saula Volavola said.
Pakistan Observer- 15 hours ago
Administrator Saira Umar briefed Special Secretary Local Government regarding working of different departments regarding anti dengue campaign in Data Ganj Baksh Town Lahore. She told that teams are visiting Graveyards, Junkyards, Pounds and ...
ABC Online - Apr 3, 2013
Guinea worm disease on the way out. The Guinea worm's days of using the human body as an incubator for its one-metre uterus are numbered.
The Hindu - Apr 3, 2013
In a new finding, a mutation in TAP1 gene has been associated with susceptibility to leprosy in Indians. TAP1 gene is one of the several genes that regulate the immune response and its variations were earlier implicated in tuberculosis and auto-immune ...
Philippine Star - Apr 2, 2013
COTABATO CITY, Philippines - Health workers started on Tuesday massive fumigation operations in several villages in Kidapawan City following a rise in cases of dengue fever in recent weeks. The first area the city health office fumigated with anti ...
PakistanToday.com.pk - 18 hours ago
Punjab Excise and Taxation Department Secretary Capt (r) Zahid Saeed, while presiding over Dengue Control Committee Nishter Town, directed the Nishter Town Administration to take action against owners of old tyre shops who were not following the ...
Times of India - Apr 3, 2013
"As dengue-causing mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, we are spraying larvicide in the drains. About 100 spraying machines and 108 people have been engaged for this purpose.
NPR (blog) - Mar 13, 2013
Thanks to efforts from Key West health officials to combat mosquitoes, dengue transmission in the area has slowed dramatically, says the CDC's Jorge Munoz-Jordan, who led the study.
The News International - Apr 1, 2013
He said that a vigorous public awareness drive should also be initiated regarding the importance of sanitation and preventive measures against dengue. He directed that all departments concerned should take effective measures in a well-coordinated ...
The Express Tribune - Apr 2, 2013
In the last month, the Environment Protection Department (EPD) issued notices to 1,119 and lodged FIRs against 27 tyre shops and warehouses, scrap yards and construction sites for not following dengue-prevention guidelines. A total of 4,951 places were ...
Genetic Engineering News - Apr 4, 2013
The grant will fund development of a recombinant tetravalent dengue vaccine using VaxInnate's technology, which involves genetically fusing vaccine antigens to the bacterial protein flagellin, with the goal of dramatically improving the potency ...
Manila Bulletin
- Apr 4, 2013
DENGUE FUMIGATION (April 4, 2013) - The local health office in Zamboanga City has started their dengue fumigation activities and have targeted suspected areas where mosquitoes with the deadly disease are hiding and hatching their eggs.
The News International - Apr 3, 2013
The district allied departments have done nothing significant so far to eliminate possible breeding sites for mosquitoes to avoid a possible outbreak ofdengue fever in the region, while the recent rain has further weakened the surveillance system ...
Manila Bulletin - Apr 3, 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato - The Department of Health (DOH) in Soccsksargen (Region 12) recorded a total of 1,528 dengue cases in the first three months or 156 percent more compared to cases recorded during the same period last year. DoH-12 ...
GlobalPost - Apr 4, 2013
"Of 696 patients with dengue fever during the first three months of this year, seven have died of the mosquito-borne viral infection," Mada G. Soebowo, the head of the Semarang health office`s disease control and prevention section, said here on Thursday.
The News InternationaL - Apr 3, 2013
Salima Hashmi said that due to change of weather the atmosphere is conducive for dengue mosquito breeding, therefore, the Health Department as well as other concerned departments should pay more attention towards this issue.
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