A total of 118 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital so far this year, according to a civic report released on Monday. Till May 30, 111 dengue cases had been recorded in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said in the report. At least 118 cases of dengue have been … Read more
May 9, 2022 — Genetically modified mosquitoes released in the U.S. appear to have passed an early test that suggests they might one day help reduce the population of insects that transmit infectious diseases. As part of the test, scientists released nearly 5 million genetically engineered male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes over the course of 7 … Read more
Five fresh dengue cases have been reported in Delhi in the last one week, taking the city’s tally to 81, according to a civic report released on Monday. Till April 23, this year, 76 dengue cases had been recorded in the city. Five fresh dengue cases were reported last week. At least 81 dengue cases … Read more
April 20, 2022 The first open-air study of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States has yielded positive results, says Oxitec, the UK-based company that ran the study. However, Oxitec says larger tests are needed to determine whether the insects can suppress the disease-spreading mosquito population in the wild, according to Nature. Dengue, Zika, and … Read more
Eight fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the last one week in Delhi, taking the tally to 69, according to a civic report released on Monday. Till April 2 this year, 61 cases of dengue were recorded in the city. Eight fresh cases have been reported in the last one week, it said, … Read more
According to the civic report on vector-borne diseases, at least 55 dengue cases have been recorded this year. Three fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the last one week in Delhi, taking the tally to 55, according to a civic report released on Monday. Till March 19 this year, 52 cases of dengue … Read more
March 9, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the release of 2 billion genetically altered mosquitoes in Florida and California, the company that created the genetically modified mosquitoes said. The experimental program created by Oxitec is designed to reduce the transmission of harmful diseases such as dengue, Zika, and yellow fever. The program … Read more
Dengue cases in Delhi have jumped to over 7,100, this season with nearly 5,600 of those being recorded in November alone (Photo: IE) Dengue cases: The situation in Delhi is getting worse with the city witnessing an alarming spike in dengue cases . Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has however ensured that the situation … Read more
The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne diseases. (Representative image) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a treatment facility at Tilak Nagar Colony Hospital to check mosquito-borne diseases, especially dengue. The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne … Read more
On Diwali eve, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged people to maintain Covid-appropriate behaviour during the festivities and warned them against not wearing masks. Underlining that the Covid pandemic is still not over and dengue is on the rise, he stressed the need to practise utmost care and preventive behaviour. “Diwali is the … Read more