Dengue Cases mounts to 1841

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Number of patients affected by viral haemorrhagic fever is increasing dramatically throughout the country as it is inserted in 1841, revealed by the Health Ministry here on Saturday.
According to reports, 16 people have died so far of dengue in the country, adding that patients were admitted to 3853 hospitals in different countries.

 

According to Ministry of health 105 Dengue cases are reported in Islamabad, 248 in the Punjab, 1382 in Sindh, whereas five cases in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Dengue, Chickunguniya on a Rise

Article about dengue and chikunguniya.

Following a rise in chickunguniya fever, the MCD was directed by the Delhi government to intensify its drive against mosquito breeding. For providing good medical care to people who were affected, district health officers were directed by Health Minister Kiran Walia at a meeting.

This season the total number of people affected is 4,679 with 65 new cases of dengue reported in city on Tuesday.

About eight people have died of chickunguniya total 33 cases of chickunguniya have been reported in the capital so far.

Aboyt 553 cases have been reported by central zone of Delhi, followed by Shahdara-north with 543 cases and Rohini has the highest number of dengue cases at 596.

Following the rising cases of chickunguniya and dengue fevers, Out Patient Departments in all the Delhi Government hospitals will be operational throughout the day and in the night also.

In an attempt to control the situation, mobile medical with teams of doctors and para-medical staff will be deployed.

People will be told about measures to keep mosquitoes away and also the diseases that are spreading.

Walia added that work will be defined so that more can be done to keep the diseases away.

Dengue Fever Seen Growing

Talks about dengue.

Dengue fever outbreaks are now a major threat to global public health, the World Health Organization says. WHO say the number of cases of the disease has more than doubled in the last 10 years, and unless countries act quickly it will only get worse, the BBC reported.

Two-fifths of the world's population are at risk of the disease, with the majority living in the Asia Pacific region, health experts say.

A serious flu-like illness that is transmitted by mosquitoes, dengue can develop into dengue hemorrhagic fever, which can be fatal.

Outbreaks in the Western Pacific region as well as cases recorded in previously unaffected areas show that action must be taken without delay, WHO says.

"National resources need to be mobilized to sustain dengue prevention and control, and the disease's profile needs to be raised on the global health agenda to stimulate the interest of international agencies and donors," Dr. Shin Young-soo, WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, said.

"The fight against this disease is everybody's problem," he said.

Dengue Fever Cases Doubled Last Decade

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the number of dengue fever cases has more than doubled over the past 10 years.

Dengue is a serious flu-like illness that is transmitted by mosquitoes, and can develop into dengue haemorrhagic fever, which can be fatal. The disease is spread by the aedes aegypti mosquito.

The UN health agency has warned that dengue outbreaks are now a major threat to global public health, reports the BBC.

Two fifths of the world”s population are at risk of the disease, with the majority living in the Asia Pacific region.

The WHO has warned that the increased number and size of dengue outbreaks in some countries in the Western Pacific region, as well as cases recorded in previously unaffected areas, are signs that firmer action cannot be delayed.

The WHO”s regional director for the Western Pacific, Dr Shin Young-soo, said: “National resources need to be mobilized to sustain dengue prevention and control, and the disease”s profile needs to be raised on the global health agenda to stimulate the interest of international agencies and donors.”

The number of cases in the Western Pacific Region has more than doubled over the past 10 years.

Fighting Dengue by Using Lab Mosquitoes

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Government authorities said Monday, Malaysia could be the first Asian country to use genetically modified mosquitoes for fighting the rise in dengue fever.

The programmed will see the release of genetically engineered male mosquitoes into the wild. The insects in the study have been engineered so that their offspring quickly die, which will help curb the increasing mosquito population, in a technique researchers hope could eventually eradicate the dengue mosquito altogether.

Laboratory test trials have made the Malaysian scientists optimistic.

The female of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that is quite common in Asia and Latin America is responsible for spreading dengue fever, whose symptoms include high fever, joint pains and nausea. There is no known cure or vaccine for the fever, which can lead to internal bleeding, circulatory shut-down, liver enlargement and even death in severe cases.

Efforts urging Malaysians to keep neighborhoods clean and destroy stagnant sources of water that are potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes, have failed and more innovation ways are needed for fighting dengue.

According to Health Ministry statistics, between January and early October, the number of dengue related deaths in Malaysia reached a total of 117, a 65% increase from last year. Overall, dengue infections increased 17% from last year to over 37,000 cases.

Lim Chua Leng, a Health Ministry official said, in the first experiment of its kind in Asia, Malaysian authorities plan to release between 2,000 and 3,000 genetically modified mosquitoes in two areas, after Cabinet approval has been received.

However, environmentalists are concerned the GM mosquito could fail to prevent dengue and also have unintended consequences.

Critics say the larvae will only die if their environment is free of tetracycline, an antibiotic commonly used for medical and veterinary purposes.

79 More Dengue Cases

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The national capital reported 79 more dengue cases Tuesday, taking the total number of people affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 4,244, an official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said.

Rohini zone in the capital is the worst affected area with 524 cases, followed by South and Civil Lines Zones with as many as 519 cases, the official said.

Seven people have died of the disease this year.

Meanwhile, a total of 21 chikungunya cases were reported from Delhi this year. There were no chikungunya cases last year, the official added.

Dengue still prevalent in Karachi

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Health facilities are yielding no fruit in the metropolis as dozens of patients suspected with dengue fever are being reported in different clinics and OPD sections of various hospitals.

Health experts have warned citizens to strictly take preventive measures especially against the dengue fever, which can be transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with any one of the four dengue viruses.

In-charge Provincial Dengue Surveillance Cell Dr Shakil Malik told TheNation that from January 1, 2010 to date, as many as 1758 dengue suspected patients are reported in the whole province, out of which 852 are found positive.

He said, “In the megalopolis, more than 700 suspected cases were been reported during the same time period, which shows the level of prevalence of the disease in the city.

Fortunately, the disease has claimed lives of only five patients this year. More than 70 patients are admitted in various public and private health facilities, including Civil Hospital Karachi, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Aga Khan Hospital, Anklesaria Hospital, Ziauddin Hospital, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Hospital, Qatar Hospital, Sindh Government Hospital Saudaabad, LNH, NIBD, Karachi Adventist, Kutyna Memon Hospital, Fatima Bai Hospital, Patel General Hospital, OMI Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, OT Hospital etc.”

A renowned expert in mosquito species, Prof Dr Jamil Hasan Kazmi of Karachi University, while talking to TheNation on Sunday, said that the torrential rains have created new breeding points in shape of pools. He said that the temperature between 22 to 30 degree centigrade helps in the breeding of mosquitoes.

Talking about the global burden of dengue, he said, “The incidence of dengue has grown dramatically around the world in recent decades. Some 2.5 billion people, two fifths of the world’s population, are now at the risk from dengue. According to WHO’s fresh estimates, there may be 50 million dengue infections worldwide every year. In 2007 alone, there were more than 890000 reported cases of dengue in the Americas, of which 26000 cases were DHF.

Dengue Cases Reported

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Has the region finally begun to witness an onslaught of suspected dengue cases post the monsoon season?
While as many as 45 suspected cases of dengue have already been reported in the past one and a half months in the region, the fact that the cases have been pouring from almost all parts of the east UP region has kept the district health administration in a state of alertness.

"Cases have been reported from different parts of east UP region including districts like Mau, Azamgarh, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra and the chief medical officers of the district have been already informed," district malaria officer (DMO) MA Khan informed TOI on Friday. "Out of these suspected cases, as many as nine cases have been reported from Varanasi district and most of the patients have recovered from their illness with no causalities reported so far," he said.

It may be mentioned here that the district has not reported any confirmed case of dengue fever in the past three years. Six confirmed cases were reported in 2006. As per reports of the DMO office, which is also the nodal office for control of vector-borne diseases in the region, even the confirmed cases reported in 2006 were of persons who had returned from New Delhi during the festive season.
"The suspected dengue cases reported from the region also bear resemblance to the cases in 2006, as most of them have been reported in people who have returned to the city from New Delhi in the past couple of months," said the DMO. "The situation is completely under control and every effort has been initiated to curb such cases," he added.

As per superintendent-in-charge, SPG divisional hospital, DB Singh, six beds for suspected dengue patients have been already reserved and the number can be increased with provision of make-shift beds in other wards if such a situation occurs. "All precautions are being taken to keep the dengue ward clean for optimal use of patients," he added.

It is also worth mentioning that beside the SPG hospital, SSL hospital, BHU, and DDU district hospital in the city are also equipped with separate dengue wards, each having the capacity of six beds. In addition, the district health administration has also made the provision of dengue kit in district hospital for confirming the cases of dengue fever, whereas BHU has its own set up with all the diagnostic and pathological testing facilities for confirming such cases.

Meanwhile, the district health administration, in support with Varanasi Nagar Nigam, has also initiated anti-dengue measures, including destruction of potential sources of breeding of mosquitoes. As per reports of VNN, the fogging drive has been already initiated on the prominent roads and residential colonies while health officials are also likely to start changing of water in the coolers, flower pots and water tanks to stop their growth.

Read more: Suspected dengue cases being reported - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Suspected-dengue-cases-being-reported/articleshow/6714913.cms#ixzz11qkiXj5u

Dengue Fever Spreads in Pakistan

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25 patients with dengue fever were admitted to Civil Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan Wednesday evening, as the mounting number of infected patients in the country grows.
696 people have been infected by the deadly disease since August 2010, according to data from Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh (DSCS).
Fears mount that the problem may get worse as various areas in the country's Interior Sindh region are hard hit by the virus.
Dengue fever is an infectious tropics-based disease transmitted though mosquitoes; those infected develop a rash and experience pains in their joints and head.

Spread in Asia

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Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease with no known treatment, is spreading in Asia, with cases in India at a 20-year high as the country hosts the Commonwealth Games.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that 2.5 billion people are at risk from one of the world's fastest-emerging infections, which has "grown dramatically in recent decades."

Officials at the WHO say Asia, home to 70 percent of the at-risk population, has seen a rise in dengue mainly because of higher temperatures due to climate change, rising populations and greater international travel.

The organisation says "a rapid rise in urban mosquito populations" is also bringing ever greater numbers of people into contact with the virus.

According to data collected by the UN body, the highest number of reported cases in Asia this year to August are in Indonesia (80,065) followed by Thailand (57,948) and Sri Lanka (27,142).

Dengue, transmitted to humans by the female Aedes mosquitoes, causes a severe flu-like illness for most victims that lasts about a week. There are four strains, one of which is a potentially lethal haemorrhagic type.

"The disease has spread fast. Dengue is appearing in new areas," said Yogesh Choudhri, an expert at the WHO on the Asia region, who said the disease had crossed new international borders and spread within countries.

It was found in the Himalayan countries of Bhutan and Nepal for the first time in 2004, and is endemic in most of Southeast and South Asia as well as Indonesia and East Timor.

In India, government hospitals in New Delhi are overflowing with dengue victims as the city hosts 7,000 foreign athletes and officials for the Commonwealth Games, which finish next Thursday.

A.C. Dhariwal, director of India's National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, told AFP that cases in India were at a 20-year high with 50 people dead and 12,000 reported infections.

The number of actual infections is likely to be far higher.

He blamed the delayed construction work for the Commonwealth Games for part of the problem in New Delhi, where monsoon rains have been at their strongest in years.

"Delays in Games construction and urban improvement projects are to blame for the severe dengue outbreak since mounds of rubble and puddles are strewn across the city," he said.

Last week an official with the Indian lawn bowls squad contracted dengue, the first person associated with the Games to to do so.

There is no known treatment for dengue, but several preventative steps can be taken.

The most important is to ensure there is no standing water near residential areas where mosquitoes breed.

Spraying insecticide, an approach taken by many city authorities, can also help, as does applying mosquito repellent and wearing long sleeves and trousers.

In Thailand, the government is worried about a South Korean-inspired fashion craze for black leggings which could be putting teenagers at risk.

"I'm worried about how people dress, especially teenagers," said Deputy Public Health Minister Phansiri Kulanartsiri, noting that the mosquitoes which transmit the disease are attracted by dark colours.

"The mosquitoes can bite through the leggings' thin fabric, so those who wear them are at greater risk of being infected with dengue."

In Sri Lanka, authorities have introduced heavy fines for people with standing water in their homes, and troops have been deployed to clean up public places.

Malaysia has reported a 53-percent rise in dengue-related deaths this year, but backed away from a controversial trial of releasing genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the disease.

In the first experiment of its kind in Asia, 2,000-3,000 modified male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were to have been released in two Malaysian states in October or November.

Effective Cure Dengue with Papaya

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While researchers believe tawa-tawa leaves (also called gatas-gatas leaves) can be effective to cure dengue fever, new study claims Papaya leaves help dengue fever patients recover from their illness.

According to study done by Dr. Sanath Hettige in Sri Lanka, papaya leaf juice helps increase white blood cells and platelets, normalizes clotting in blood, and repairs the liver. These things are mainly affected by the dengue fever.

The study conducted on 70 dengue fever patients suggests that patient affected by Dengue should consume the papaya leaf juice in the first stage of the disease to get cured.

However, the Papaya leaf juice is not effective in the last stages of the dengue fever, because the organs in the patient are badly affected by the disease.