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Dengue fever and H1N1 flu cases rise in India
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
While the influenza H1N1 2009 has slowed down in most parts of the world, H1N1 activity in India has been described as "active" and "moderately intense" in some states, mainly in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said. The epidemic in India first started in late May and June 2010 in the southern state of Kerala, which coincided with the start of monsoon rains.
Nearly 9,000 malaria cases reported in two weeks in western India
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
The people in India's western state of Maharashtra have continually been suffering from malaria since the beginning of the year, and as of June 10, 2010, the state's Public Health Minister, Suresh Shetty said at least 22,159 cases had been recorded, the Daily News and Analysis (DNA) reported on Saturday (July 17). Of those cases, 12,393 were detected in Mumbai, the state capital, which is now being called the malaria capital of the state by their government.
Health officials sound alert over suspected encephalitis outbreak in northeastern India
Fri, Jul 09, 2010
Indian health officials have sounded an epidemic alert in India's northeastern Manipur state this week, according to the Imphal Free Press (IFP). The alert comes following three fatalities from suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in several parts of Manipur.
Malaria infections increase, including deaths, in western India
Fri, May 28, 2010
In India's western city of Mumbai, the month of May has so far seen three deaths due to malaria infections and more than 1,250 people have tested positive for the disease, the Hindustan Times reported on May 18. The number of infections is odd for this time of the year, and doctors are surprised at the high number of cases since they usually drop during summer.
Western state of India suspects chikungunya outbreak
Fri, May 07, 2010
In India's western province of Karnataka, a taluk (administrative division) in the district of Hassan suspects that a chikungunya (virus) outbreak has affected more than 300 people, and has caused the recent death of a 55-year-old man, SahilOnline and The Hindu reported this week. The health officer in Holenarasipur taluk, Dr.
India's Karnataka state reports malaria outbreaks
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Officials reported that five districts in India's southwestern Karnataka state have reported recent outbreaks of malaria, according to the India-based Deccan Herald. According to the newspaper, Bijapur has reported 436 cases, Bagalkot 74, Koppal 275, Chitradurga 15 and Tumkur 214.
Dozens of children hospitalized for suspected encephalitis in northern India
Fri, Apr 23, 2010
Dozens of children have been admitted to the hospital in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state with symptoms of encephalitis, South Asia's Asian News International (ANI) news agency reported. The children have been admitted to a state-run hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakphur district with symptoms of the disease.
New bird flu epicenters emerge in eastern India
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
H5N1 bird flu detected in India's eastern state of West Bengal continues to spread after being confirmed by India's government on January 14, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported health authorities in New Delhi as saying. On Thursday (January 28), health authorities said culling operations, which began on January 21, are on-going after new epicenters started to emerge in the state.
Fresh bird flu outbreak in poultry reported in eastern India
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
A fresh outbreak of bird flu in poultry was reported in eastern India's West Bengal state. The outbreak was reported in the Murshidabad district in West Bengal, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Bird flu outbreak reported in eastern India
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
In eastern India's province of West Bengal, an outbreak of bird flu has been reported, prompting authorities to immediately start a culling operation in the area, according to the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). The outbreak was reported on Thursday (January 14) in the Murshidabad district, and The Telegraph quoted Utpal Bhandra, sub-divisional officer, as saying, "So far, 4,000 birds have died." Officials are deploying five teams to commence culling operations as of Thursday, and IANS reports that at least 20 more teams will be put into action on Friday (January 15) in almost a 1.5 mile (3 km) radius of Hazrabati and Nagar areas of Khargram block.
Japanese encephalitis death toll at 552 in eastern India
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
The number of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) infections continues to grow in India's eastern state of Uttar Pradesh. In particular, the eastern districts of the state have been significantly affected by the disease and the death toll has grown to 552, according to Med India's report on Saturday (December 5).
Japanese encephalitis death toll at 552 in eastern India
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
The number of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) infections continues to grow in India's eastern state of Uttar Pradesh. In particular, the eastern districts of the state have been significantly affected by the disease and the death toll has grown to 552, according to Med India's report on Saturday (December 5).
Death toll at 515 as nine more succumb to Japanese Encephalitis in northern India
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
In India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, nine more people, including six children, have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) since last Friday (November 13), the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The latest casualties have brought the death toll due to different types of brain fever to 515 in eastern districts since the beginning of the year.
Japanese Encephalitis outbreak in eastern India leaves at least 30 dead
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), at least seven more children have died due to Japanese Encephalitis in India's eastern Uttar Pradesh state. The latest deaths bring the death toll for the disease to 30 this month, the PTI reported.
Case count at 710 as dengue fever spreads through India's capital
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Despite measures implemented to curb the spread of dengue fever, India's capital, New Delhi, continues to see an increasing number of cases. On Wednesday (November 11), 45 new infections were reported, while Thursday (November 12) saw 38 new infections, bringing the total case count to 710 since the beginning of the year, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported.
Measures implemented to curb the spread of dengue fever in India
Fri, Nov 06, 2009
Dengue fever is quickly spreading in India's capital, New Delhi, which has prompted Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain to order health officers to take strict action to curb the transmission of the vector-borne disease, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported on Friday (November 6). According to the Chief Medical Officer at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), N K Yadav, 26 new cases were confirmed on Thursday (November 5), which brought the total number of cases to 464.
Unknown disease kills 10 in eastern India's Orissa state
Fri, Oct 02, 2009
In India's Kandhamal district in eastern Orissa state, an unknown disease claimed two more lives on September 23, bringing the total death toll to 10, the Kalinga Times reported. The two latest victims lost their lives at the MKCG Hospital in Berhampur city.
Japanese Encephalitis death toll rises to 311 in northern India
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
The Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Sunday (September 20) that 11 children have died of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in the past two days in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state. The new deaths bring the total number of victims of the epidemic in Gorakhpur district to 311 so far this year.
Eleven tribespeople die from mystery disease in eastern India
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
Health officials in India's eastern Jharkhand state say that 11 tribespeople have died from a mysterious disease in one month in the state's Latehar district. The two latest deaths were reported from Champa village in Mahuadand on Sunday (September 20), the civil surgeon of the district, Aron Tigga said, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI).
Diarrhea outbreak in eastern India leaves 26 dead
Fri, Sep 04, 2009
An Indian state minister said this week that an outbreak of diarrhea in eastern India has claimed at least 26 lives. Health Minister Prasanna Acharya said that the deaths were reported in several villages in Kalahandi district in eastern Orissa state, according to the BBC.
Encephalitis outbreak in northern India leaves over 200 children dead
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
Indian officials and news reports said this week that more than 210 people have died and hundreds have been infected with encephalitis in India's north. The states affected by the outbreak are Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but hospitals say some patients have come from neighboring Nepal as well.
Encephalitis outbreak in northern India leaves at least 130 dead this year
Thu, Aug 20, 2009
Indian officials say that a Japanese encephalitis outbreak in the country has left at least 130 people dead, mostly children, in northern India this year. According to CNN, V.S.
Six dead among more than 1,000 cerebral malaria infections in India
Fri, Aug 14, 2009
Health officials from eastern India's Bihar state said on Sunday (August 9) that at least six people had died of cerebral malaria among more than 1,000 infections in the state's Munger district, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported on Monday (August 10). Locals in Munger district claim that 30 people, including half a dozen children, have died from the disease, but health officials have denied this, according to IANS.
Some schools and cinemas close as H1N1 flu deaths rise in India
Fri, Aug 14, 2009
The increasing number of H1N1 flu infections in India, including at least 20 deaths as of Friday (August 14), has triggered panic in much of the country, and has caused schools, cinemas and shopping malls to temporarily shut down in a bid to curb the spread of the disease, the Associated Press (AP) and BBC news reported. On Friday, the AP said streets of the worst-affected western city of Pune were half-empty, while schools in Mumbai were shut down.
Chikungunya outbreak reported in India's southern Tamil Nadu state
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Indian officials have reported a chikungunya outbreak in southern Tamil Nadu state, The Hindu newspaper reported. The outbreak was reported in some parts of Rameswaram town in Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.
Panic sparked in western India after first H1N1 flu death confirmed
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
India's health ministry confirmed the country's first H1N1 flu death on Monday (Aug 3) in the city of Pune in the western state of Maharashtra, which has stimulated a sense of panic throughout the city. News of the 14-year-old girl's death caused more than 1,000 people with flu symptoms on Wednesday (Aug 5) to gather outside two government hospitals testing for the H1N1 flu virus, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported.
Number of HIV cases in children jumps 2,000 percent in India
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
India's health minister announced Wednesday (July 29) that expanded testing across the country over the past three years shows a 2,000 percent jump in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases among children. According to CNN, Indian health officials counted 2,253 children in India with HIV in November 2006, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Indian parliament.
Mystery fever in western India confirmed as chikungunya virus
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
A mystery fever that has been spreading in India's western state of Goa was recently identified as the chikungunya viral infection by the microbiology department of the Goa Medical College, the Times of India (TOI) reported on Saturday (July 25). An outbreak of chikungunya was confirmed after laboratory tests showed positive results for 15 out of 30 blood samples submitted for examination, Dr.
Over 85,000 cases reported in diarrhea outbreak in India's West Bengal state
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
According to Asian News International (ANI), residents in several districts in India's West Bengal state are battling an outbreak of diarrhea in the aftermath of Cyclone Aila, which hit in late May. At least 275 people were killed and hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed after Aila hit parts of coastal Bangladesh and West Bengal on May 25.
India withdraws troops from restive Indian-controlled Kashmir town
Wed, Jul 01, 2009
Indian officials said Wednesday (July 1) that it was withdrawing paramilitary troops from a Kashmir town, the scene of violent anti-India protests over the past few days. At least four protesters have been killed and dozens have been injured in clashes with Indian security troops.
Rebel violence leaves four dead in India's Assam
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Indian officials said Tuesday (June 30) that suspected rebels killed at least four people in India's restive northeast. The four victims were from a family of migrant workers, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Indian security troops close in on Maoists in West Bengal
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Indian officials say that fierce clashes are continuing between Indian security forces and Maoist rebels as troops continue their operation to flush the rebels out of their strongholds in West Bengal state. According to the BBC, officials say that they have consolidated control over several Maoist strongholds, including restive Lalgarh in West Midnapore district, where the Maoists had virtually controlled since November.
India launches fresh offensive against Maoists in West Bengal
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
On Friday (June 26), Indian security troops began fresh operations against Maoist rebel strongholds in eastern West Bengal state, Indian officials reported. A police spokesperson said that after securing a large part of Lalgarh in West Midnapore district, troops were now seeking to gain control of surrounding areas, the BBC reported.
Heatwave in India claims 120 lives
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Indian officials and news reports said Thursday (June 25) that a heatwave across India has claimed the lives of at least 120 people. According to Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA), VN Sahu an official at the emergency control room in Orissa's state capital, Bhubaneshwar, said that 58 people died in eastern Orissa, the worst affected state.
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