Dengue Fever

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First reported 44 mins ago - Updated 44 mins ago - 1 reports

2 new initiatives for NEA's war on dengue

SINGAPORE - With the dengue outbreak showing no sign of abating, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is launching two new initiatives to keep the fight going. New posters featuring volunteers, termed "dengue fighters", will be put up islandwide. The ... [Published Asiaone - 44 mins ago]
First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Dengue continues to rise: 1,290 cases in Iloilo

If the number of dengue cases in Iloilo province continues to surge, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office said a new outbreak is possible.IPHO head Dr. Patricia Trabado said a dengue outbreak happens every two or three years, based on their monitored ... [Published Iloilo News Today - 1 hour ago]
First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Dengue kills 3 city kids

ILOILO City – From May 19 to June 8, dengue killed three children, the City Health Office (CHO) revealed.The deaths brought to six the number of dengue fatalities in this city, said Dr. Mae Delmo, the CHO’s focal person in the campaign against dengue ... [Published Panay News - 2 hours ago]
First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Virus versus virus: Technique for making dengue mosquitos harmless

Fight the dengue virus with another virus, that's what scientists are proposing as a fresh strategy for attacking one of the country's leading killers. But it is still years away from implementation.However, the Department of Health has indicated that ... [Published GMA News.tv - 4 hours ago]
First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Cooperation needed at home and across borders

3 hours 16 min agoThe number of dengue cases has exceeded 10,000 with two deaths in just the first six months of the year, and the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) on Monday hit a record 155 as a result of the transboundary haze.When the dengue outbreak ... [Published Today Online - 4 hours ago]
First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 reports

India: The 10 most common monsoon diseases

With the monsoon arriving two weeks early, this item from The Times of India is very timely: 10 Most common monsoon diseases. Excerpt:For us monsoons is all about hot cup of tea and snacks, retro music in the background and the pitter-patter of the raindrops ... [Published H5N1 - 7 hours ago]
First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

India: Dengue cases increasing in Bangalore

Via DNA India.com: Sting of dengue at a feverish high in Bangalore. Excerpt:As many as 163 people in the BBMP limits have contracted dengue so far this year, with doctors conceding that the number of people complaining of fever has increased when compared ... [Published H5N1 - 14 hours ago]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

More than 4300 dengue cases in Bangkok in past six months

Dengue fever has hit 4,374 Bangkok residents and claimed one life in the capital during the past six months. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has implemented a variety of measures in a bid to control the disease. "We will spray chemicals to kill ... [Published Big News Network - 23 hours ago]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Dengue cases move closer to 10,000 mark

SINGAPORE - The number of dengue infections this year has edged closer to the 10,000 mark, as dengue fever continues its march across the island. The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show there were 661 infections from last Sunday to 3pm Friday, ... [Published Asiaone - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 2 reports

Dengue upsurge noted in Iloilo City with 6 deaths

InterAksyon.comThe online news portal of TV5ILOILO CITY - Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of Iloilo City$ He stressed that cleanliness in all city barangays and the proper implementation of the four o'clock habit are needed in the fight against dengue.Mabilog ... [Published Interaksyon - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 2 reports

Australian bares anti-dengue bacterium intervention

Cebu City, Cebu - An Australian biologist has bared a possible intervention against the dengue disease by injecting the eggs of Aedes aegypti or dengue-carrying mosquitoes with a bacterium called Wolbachia.Prof. Scott, Program Leader and Lead Scientist ... [Published Yahoo Philippines News - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 2 reports

PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (50): Asia, Middle East

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She said: "Fighting dengue depends very much on the social responsibility of the public."
"We need to make sure that we have enough people booked in to donate as 34 per cent of blood donations assist people going through treatment for cancer and other blood disease, 19 per cent assists people with other causes of anaemia, 18 per cent assists surgical patients, including people undergoing open heart surgery and burns, 13 per cent assists people with heart, stomach and kidney disease, 10 per cent assists people with fractures and joint replacements and 4 per cent helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children."
...measurement of bilirubin in hospitals worldwide and lead to a better understanding of blood and liver metabolism in humans," says Miyawaki. "Before the discovery of UnaG, I couldn't imagine that basic science could have such a direct impact on human health. From a simple eel, we found a new path to the clinic."
He also said there are different kinds of tawa-tawa plants. "Anong uri ng gagamiting halaman? 'Yung tawa-tawa sa Ilocos, iba sa tawa-tawa sa Visayas," he pointed out. Tayag said the standard treatment for dengue is to drink lots of fluids or through IV. "Dati ang binabantayan, pagbagsak ng platelet pero ngayon fluid management na," he revealed. According to the UERM study, tawa-tawa increases the platelet count of a dengue patient which helps them get well faster."

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People who care about the Sri Lankan Public mus... [Published LankaWeb - 4 mins ago]
2 new initiatives for NEA's war on dengue [Published Asiaone - 44 mins ago]
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Dengue continues to rise: 1,290 cases in Iloilo [Published Iloilo News Today - 1 hour ago]
5 Minutes With Dr. Nason Tan [Published Expatriate Lifestyle - 1 hour ago]
Dengue kills 3 city kids [Published Panay News - 2 hours ago]
TROUBLE IS AROUND THE CORNER, BUT.... [Published Sri Lanka Daily News - 2 hours ago]
Blood donations flow again [Published Townsville Bulletin - 3 hours ago]
Virus versus virus: Technique for making dengue... [Published GMA News.tv - 4 hours ago]
Spray campaign [Published Pakistan Newswire - 4 hours ago]
Cooperation needed at home and across borders [Published Today Online - 4 hours ago]
Marc Zimmer: Luminescent Eel Muscles Fluorescen... [Published Huffington Post - 6 hours ago]
New anti-dengue technique needs at least 3 more... [Published GMA News.tv - 7 hours ago]
India: The 10 most common monsoon diseases [Published H5N1 - 7 hours ago]
DOH exec, Cebu inmates' anti-dengue dance debut... [Published GMA News.tv - 8 hours ago]
A multipronged approach [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - 9 hours ago]
Mercado: Man of Steal [Published Sun Star Network - 9 hours ago]
The great Philex mining disaster [Published Business Mirror - 13 hours ago]
India: Dengue cases increasing in Bangalore [Published H5N1 - 14 hours ago]
Population Data Now on OneMap [Published Singapore Hardware Zone - 16 hours ago]
DOH not keen yet on 'tawa-tawa' vs dengue [Published ABS-CBN News - 18 hours ago]
Fogging machine of Kozhikode Corporation in sle... [Published The Hindu - 18 hours ago]
10 Most common monsoon diseases [Published Times of India - 19 hours ago]
Health Protection Agency warns of viral fever i... [Published Minivan News - 19 hours ago]
TTSH partners SP to advance research on evolvin... [Published Asiaone - 20 hours ago]
Local News: 1,227 Boys Circumcised [Published Negros Daily Bulletin - 21 hours ago]
Sting of dengue at a feverish high in Bangalore [Published DNA India - 21 hours ago]
Take care with these tips [Published NDTV - 21 hours ago]
Health gets a healthy dose [Published The News International - 22 hours ago]
Asia dengue fever update: Singapore, Thailand a... [Published Intellasia.net - 23 hours ago]
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India: The 10 most common monsoon diseases [Published H5N1 - 7 hours ago]
With the monsoon arriving two weeks early, this item from The Times of India is very timely: 10 Most common monsoon diseases. Excerpt:For us monsoons is all about hot cup of tea and snacks, retro music in the background and the pitter-patter of the raindrops ...
India: Dengue cases increasing in Bangalore [Published H5N1 - 14 hours ago]
Via DNA India.com: Sting of dengue at a feverish high in Bangalore. Excerpt:As many as 163 people in the BBMP limits have contracted dengue so far this year, with doctors conceding that the number of people complaining of fever has increased when compared ...
CIDRAP: News scan for June 17 [Published H5N1 - Jun 17 2013]
Via CIDRAP: NEWS SCAN: Angola dengue threat, polio worker deaths, Cambodia malaria drop. Excerpt:The United States and other countries are seeing a rise in lab-confirmed dengue cases in people who have traveled to Luanda, Angola's capital, and health ...
Dominican Republic to strengthen measures again... [Published H5N1 - Jun 16 2013]
Thanks to Lucie Lecomte for sending the link to this report in DominicanToday.com: Public Health to strengthen measures against H1N1.Public Health minister Freddy Hidalgo will reveal on Monday the new measures against the H1N1 flu, after meeting with ...
Dengue Outbreak in Singapore [Published Global Voices Online - Jun 13 2013]
Singapore recorded 4,632 dengue cases in 2012. This year it went up to 9,847 already. This is a record high for Singapore which last experienced a dengue outbreak in 2005. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has launched the ‘Do the Mozzie ...
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The Cure- Episode 2: Eliminating Dengue [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jun 05 2013]
Paraguay's dengue epidemic rages on [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 30 2013]
Hadyn Parry: Re-engineering mosquitos to fight ... [Published TED Talks - YouTube - Jan 03 2013]
Dengue fever alert in Peru [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 01 2013]
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NanoViricides Submits DengueCide™ Orphan Drug D... [Published EON Science - Jun 10 2013]
Oxitec Report 96% Suppression of the Dengue Mos... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - May 20 2013]
Oxitec reduz em 96% população de mosquitos da d... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - May 20 2013]
Research and Markets: Dengue Fever Pharma Deals... [Published Business Wire Health News - Apr 25 2013]
Research and Markets: Dengue - Pipeline Review,... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Apr 10 2013]
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