Dengue toll in Bangladesh crosses 1,000

The country is grappling with 2.06 lakh confirmed cases.

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· Oct 02, 2023 · 07:59 pm

Centre flags dengue outbreak in 11 states, suggests steps to control the disease

The health ministry said the outbreak was caused by dengue Serotype-II and leads to more complications than other forms of the disease.

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· Sep 19, 2021 · 08:22 am

Rise in dengue cases reported in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir

While 52 people have died of the disease in Tamil Nadu this year, increasing numbers of infections in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district caused panic.

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· Oct 30, 2017 · 01:14 pm

Mumbai: More than 2,000 people treated for dengue in BMC hospitals

Officials said intermittent rains in the city has led to an increase in the dengue-spreading mosquito, Aedes Aegypti.

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· Oct 18, 2017 · 07:12 pm

Sri Lanka’s worst-ever dengue outbreak has left 225 people dead this year

The chief medical officer of Colombo criticised citizens for failing to clear puddles and piling up trash.

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· Jul 04, 2017 · 02:29 pm

A British company has devised birth control for dengue mosquitoes – and the insects aren’t happy

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· Jul 19, 2015 · 09:27 am