BBMP has no time for dengue
Dengue has been creating havoc across the city, claiming eight lives over the last nine days. But the city corporators hardly had time to discuss the issue and find a possible solution when the BBMP c
City records another suspected dengue death
Even as the BBMP got into action mode to prevent the spread of dengue, the city registered yet another death due to suspected dengue on Sunday. The victim, 6-year- old Trupthi E, resident of Anekal is
Dengue raises head in Indiranagar
Dreaded dengue claimed the life of one more woman on Wednesday evening, taking the toll in the city and surrounding areas to five over the last few days. But the BBMP, which has confirmed only two dea
Dengue claims 4-yr-old
The death toll due to suspected dengue has gone up to four with another death being recorded in Anekal taluk on Tuesday. After Hamsa Kumari, Vishnu and Shruthi, four-year-old Milan died of suspected d
Stagnant rainwaters bring malaria, dengue
With heavy rains and water inundation and accumulation at several places, infectious diseases such as malaria and dengue have been reported from places like Hafeezpet, Nagamanikonda etc. At least 50 c
Dengue claims 1 more life
The city reported yet another case of dengue death on Monday. The 16-year-old Shruti, from Anekal, who was suffering from advanced stages of the fever, died at Narayana Hrudayalaya early on Monday mor
Dengue kills 4 in city, but BBMP confirms only 2 deaths
The city has reported four cases of dengue deaths, while the BBMP has confirmed only two. Of the four deaths, three have been reported over the last two days from Vijnanapura area (ward 51).
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Mosquitoes back, so is dengue
Dengue seems to have struck the city with the onset of monsoon. Since June 1, St Philomena Hospital has registered 121 dengue cases, the state-run Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital has registered 25 ca
Eight-fold hike in dengue
Ernakulam district has witnessed an eight-fold rise in the number of dengue cases since the commencement of this monsoon, while the number of fever cases has gone up from 12,892 in May to 16,063 in Ju
Study fills docs with hopes of cure
Reports that a group of scientists from Singapore have located a human antibody that has the potential to neutralise and kill the dengue virus within two hours has brought cheer among the medical comm