Delhi: dengue cases 2009

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Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4776352.cms

Delhi reports first dengue case this year
IANS 14 July 2009, 04:00pm IST

NEW DELHI: Delhi reported its first case of dengue this year with a 27-year-old man testing positive for the vector-borne disease at a private
hospital here, health officials said on Tuesday.

Naval Kishore, a resident of Malviya Nagar in south Delhi, tested positive for dengue on Saturday at the Fortis Hospital.

"He was admitted to the hospital on July 7 with high fever, severe headache, nausea and body pain. He continues to be in hospital and is stable," N.K. Yadav, the chief medical officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said.

"It is the first dengue case reported in the capital this year. The hospital authorities have forwarded us details about the patient. We have collected blood samples of his other family members to ascertain that other members are not affected," said Yadav.

The MCD earlier this month launched an anti-dengue drive to prevent mosquito breeding in the capital. But they have now speeded up the process of fogging to check the breeding of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that causes the disease.

"We have written a letter to the civic authority, transport, health and education department besides all government offices to take preventive measures to check breeding of mosquitoes," Yadav said.

The MCD has appointed 3,200 workers who will spread awareness among people about the steps to prevent mosquito breeding. They have begun house-to-house campaigns across Delhi.

The health department has also collected water samples from various offices and residential areas to check mosquito breeding.

"At some places in the capital, we have found mosquito breeding and have sprayed medicine to prevent it," Yadav said.

In 2008, about 300 dengue cases were reported in the national capital.

 

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Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4813020.cms

20-yr-old suffering from dengue dies
TNN 24 July 2009, 04:02am IST

NEW DELHI: A patient suffering from multiple medical complications, and who later reportedly tested positive for dengue, died at a city hospital
on Wednesday morning. Twenty-year-old Niranjan Das, a resident of Vijay Nagar near Kingsway Camp, died due to multiple organ failure days after he reportedly tested positive for dengue at St Stephen's Hospital.

Doctors said that he was admitted in a serious condition on July 15 and was confirmed for dengue on July 20. "He had septicimia and was suffering from multiple organ failure. But he also tested positive for dengue. But we can't confirm whether he died due to dengue as he had multiple medical complications,'' said Dr Sudhir Joseph, medical director, St Stephen's Hospital.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), however, is still not ready to confirm it as a dengue death and has sent his sample for a confirmatory test to National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD). "We are waiting for Das's report from NICD. So far there has been only one confirmed dengue case in the capital,'' said Dr N K Yadav, medical health officer, MCD.

However, if confirmed, this case won't be treated as the first dengue death in Delhi because Das didn't catch infection in Delhi. "When he was admitted at St Stephen's hospital, he told our officials that he was not keeping well for long and was out of Delhi for a good two months. He had visited his family in Jharkhand and then went to Lucknow, where his condition deteriorated. He came back to Delhi on July 6. This is not a Delhi case,'' said Dr Yadav.

 

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Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/f...ses-as-dengue-scare-too-hits-capital/499048/0

Five fresh H1N1 flu cases as dengue scare too hits Capital

Express News Service Posted: Friday , Aug 07, 2009 at 0144 hrs New Delhi:

Five new confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza were reported from the Capital on Thursday.

Dr R P Vashist, nodal officer for the disease in Delhi, said three of the five patients are schoolchildren. Though he refused to name the school ? ?it creates unnecessary panic? ? sources said one student is from Sanskriti School, Chanakyapuri.

A teacher said the school will be closed on Friday. ?I just received a message from the PTA (Parent Teacher?s Association) to this effect,? the teacher said late Thursday evening.

Health officials said besides the two teenagers and a seven-year-old students, two adults in their mid-twenties have been found positive for H1N1 flu.

With more Delhiites lining up at hospitals to get tested for H1N1 flu for the past couple of days, screening centres were started at Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge hospitals on Wednesday to ease the pressure.

But even as authorities grapple with H1N1 influenza, cases of dengue viral fever, a more virulent virus, are giving sleepless nights to health department and MCD officials.

Dr V K Monga, member of the MCD?s health committee, said they would now meet health officers every 15 days to keep track of dengue cases. ?Dengue is endemic in Delhi and this is the time when the viral fever spreads,? Dr Monga said.

Maintaining that H1N1 is a dreaded virus, Dr Monga said, ?People should also take dengue seriously as mortality is higher in this disease.?

Symptoms of H1N1 are similar to those of influenza: feverish illness, sore throat, headache, fatigue and muscle aches. Given that symptoms are similar and the government cannot test all suspected patients for H1N1, diagnosis depends solely on doctors, experts said.

Delhi?s Principal Secretary (Health) J P Singh pointed out the limitations: he said the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) can test only 100 samples on a day. ?There is a clear protocol: if a patient fits the case definition, his/her sample will be sent for tests,? Singh said.

Reassuring that there is no need to panic, Singh said, ?Delhi is doing well in containing both dengue and H1N1.?

IIT doctors make hostel rounds

A day after a 22-year-old IIT-Delhi student was found positive for H1N1 influenza, the institution today stepped up its efforts to keep the dreaded virus at bay. IIT-Delhi director Surendra Prasad said doctors from the dispensary in the campus have been sent to all hostels to check on students complaining of cold and cough.

IIT has 11 hostels for male students and three for female students; its dispensary has 12 doctors.

The institute also closed its swimming pool to reduce physical contact among students.

 

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Source: http://www.ptinews.com/news/250174_Third-case-of-dengue-in-Delhi

* Third case of dengue in Delhi

STAFF WRITER 21:48 HRS IST

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The capital today reported its third case of dengue this year, with an electrician working at the Commonwealth Games village site in east Delhi testing positive for the vector-borne disease.

Brij Mohan was admitted with symptoms of dengue to the Hindu Rao Hospital here and was found positive two days back, MCD Municipal Health Officer N K Yadav said.

Mohan, employed as an electrician with a company working at the site, has since been discharged from the hospital.

A team of MCD inspected the construction site and found breeding of dengue-carrier aedes as well as the culex and anopheles mosquitoes, officials said.

They said the breeding was due to accumulation of rainwater. The company has been instructed to take necessary measures, including providing gumboots to workers.

With this, the capital has reported three cases of dengue this season, of which one patient died.

 

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Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-suburbs-worst-affected-by-dengue-fever/101484-17.html

Delhi suburbs worst affected by dengue fever

Satyarth Prakash Nayak / CNN-IBN

TimePublished on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:48, Updated on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:51 in Health section

New Delhi: The residents of Aditya Mega City building in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad are worried. Dengue has already hit 12 people in this society alone and 28-year-old Meenu Singh is the latest victim.

Last week, Meenu suddenly developed headache and fever. A blood test confirmed her worst fear, that she had contracted dengue fever.

Construction work is going on in most buildings in Indirapuram. The area is waterlogged with little or no provisions for any drainage. Scores of mosquitoes including the dengue causing aides mosquito silently breed in those stagnant waters.

"Water is stagnating all around us due to the ongoing construction work. Mosquitoes are breeding all around. Many women and children have fallen ill here," says she.

There is water logging right next to a park that the residents and children frequent in the evening. Also surprisingly, even though construction work is still going on, some 80 families have already started living in the building and 50 more are expected during Diwali.

Basements are in no better condition and residents are suffering.

Internal Medicine doctor at Fortis, Dr Ajay Rastogi says, "We are getting maximum patients from Indirapuram, especially the building where construction work is still ongoing. It has already reported eight confirmed cases, and this could just turn worse."

The cold response from authorities is only adding to the misery of the residents. When the residents recently complained to the Chief Medical Officer, they were in for a rude shock.

"The CMO actually told us that he can't go into every house and clean it up. We didn't expect this from an official," says Meenu.

What's worse, the residents are paying Rs 150 per sqaure foot for maintenance every month.

Some however, are still managing to see humour in the bleakness. "They said we'll be getting a swimming pool. Maybe this is what they meant," says a resident.

 

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Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/66077/LATEST NEWS/Dengue+cases+on+the+rise+in+Capital.html

Dengue cases on the rise in Capital
Neetu Chandra
New Delhi, October 13, 2009

Dengue has given health authorities in the Capital a fresh cause of worry. Already reeling under the threat of swine flu, Delhi hospitals have reported nearly 500 dengue cases so far this year.

Sensing danger, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ( MCD) conducted a meeting with medical superintendents of all district hospitals to discuss ways to prevent the spread of the disease.

" Intermittent rainfall and fluctuating temperature this year has helped to spread dengue.

We are concerned and planning to educate people about the disease," Dr V. K. Monga, chairman, MCD health committee, said.

About 50 confirmed cases were reported by the MCD from the city's various government hospitals. Some doctors at AIIMS were said to be suffering from the disease. " Everyone is rightly concerned about swine flu. But we need to give some attention to dengue as well.

There has already been an alarming rise in the number of dengue cases and this is the peak season. So, we should be prepared for more such cases," a doctor at AIIMS said.

Private hospitals have also admitted a large number of dengue patients. Rockland Hospital has received more than 50 cases in one week while Apollo Hospital is treating about 30 patients. Fifteen and 12 cases have been reported this month at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, and Batra Hospital respectively.

The disease has already claimed the life of Niranjan Das, a resident of Vijay Nagar. The 20- year- old was admitted to St Stephens' Hospital with dengue- like symptoms.

Courtesy: Mail Today

 

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Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/80-cases-health-dept-faces-dengue-fight/529182/

80 cases, health dept faces dengue fight

The late monsoon has left behind a severe attack of dengue in the Capital, particularly in the Central Delhi and Civil Lines.

Eighty cases of the viral fever have been reported in the last fortnight, civic authorities have said, adding that instances of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) have also been observed among patients. These strains, both severe forms of dengue, are virulent in nature and surface when a person is reinfected.

Small purplish spots appear on the skin in case of the haemorrhagic fever, with signs of internal bleeding. But the more serious kind is DSS, when a patient?s blood pressure drops drastically pushing him into a state of shock. There is also internal bleeding.

All four strains of dengue fever ? Type 1 to Type 4 ? are prevalent in the city at present, health officials said. Deputy Health Officer at the Delhi municipality Dr N R Tuli said: ?Patients who are haemorrhaging have contracted the disease a second time. The viral strains in combination can be more virulent, and since all four strains are widespread, we have seen cases of bleeding and shock.?

A steady stream of patients has been admitted in private hospitals recently.

Till Wednesday, 13 were admitted in Sir Gangaram Hospital, 17 in Max and over 50 patients had been treated and discharged from Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, health authorities said. Principal Health Secretary J P Singh said: ?There is no reason to worry as we are monitoring the situation closely. Mosquitoes will lessen breeding once winter sets in. We are reviewing our efforts every month and have conducted anti-larvae operations wherever needed.?

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Dengue, spread by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, is a post-monsoon disease.

Member of the municipality?s health committee Dr V K Monga said: ?The disease usually peaks in October and November, but the late monsoon has made it worse this year.?

Civic officials have blamed the sudden spurt in the disease on lack of awareness, even indifference. Dr Monga said: ?In all these years, we have tried to make people more conscious about the disease. They have to keep their whereabouts clean. The government cannot clean everyone?s houses. We need responsible citizens to complement our efforts.?

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has also put in place a comprehensive, ward-wise plan to contain mosquito breeding, and is fumigating worst affected areas.

Prevent Dengue
* Change the water in flower vases. Clean and scrub the inner side of vases, wash roots of flowers and plants thoroughly as mosquito eggs stick to them.
* Clear water in air-coolers.
* Loosen soil from potted plants to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water on the surface of the hardened soil.
* Dengue mosquitoes bite during the day; wear full-sleeve clothes.
* Use coils, repellants and mats.
* Do not let clean water stagnate in overhead tanks. Put a few drops of kerosene, diesel or oil in stagnant water.

 

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Source: http://www.ptinews.com/news/340843_Dengue-cases-rise-to-146-in-Delhi

* Dengue cases rise to 146 in Delhi

STAFF WRITER 17:58 HRS IST

New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) With 11 more patients testing positive for dengue, the cases of the vector-borne disease in the capital today climbed to 146.

Dengue cases in the city have witnessed a sudden spurt over the last few days, but the figure is still far less than last year, when over 1000 cases and two deaths were reported.

"Eleven more positive cases have been reported since yesterday, taking the total number to 146. There is no report of dengue death this year," Municipal Health Officer, MCD, N K Yadav told PTI.

Though spread of dengue fever was in control till now, the last 10 days have seen five to six cases daily on an average. Till this time of the season last year, Delhi had reported 982 cases of dengue.

 

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Source: http://sify.com/news/delhi-records-280-cases-of-dengue-news-health-jk1rabhbdcg.html

Delhi records 280 cases of dengue
2009-10-27 17:00:00
Last Updated: 2009-10-27 17:59:17

Two people have lost their lives to dengue in the capital and as many as 280 have been been confirmed positive with the vector borne disease so far, health department officials said Tuesday.

The first death - that of a 15-year-old boy - was reported Oct 23 and the death of a nine-year-old boy was reported Monday.

'Until now the total number of confirmed cases of dengue in Delhi is 280. The numbers are less than last year, nevertheless we are taking no chances and taking all precautionary measures to stop the spread of the disease,' N.K. Yadav, chief medical officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), told IANS.

Until late Monday, Delhi had recorded 255 positive cases. In 2008, Delhi recorded 1,321 cases of dengue.

'October is the ideal time - temperature wise - for mosquitoes to breed and dengue to spread. We have our teams going from door-to-door and checking that there is no water accumulation in flower pots, coolers and elsewhere, and if there is, spraying medicines, so as to check the disease,' Yadav said.

Delhi Health Secretary J.P. Singh said the health department has started a drive to make people aware about the do's and don'ts of dengue through the media.

 

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Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/City-in-dengue-grip-hospitals-full/H1-Article1-473203.aspx

City in dengue grip, hospitals full

Jaya Shroff and Neelam Pandey, Hindustan Times

New Delhi, November 06, 2009
First Published: 00:31 IST(6/11/2009)
Last Updated: 00:32 IST(6/11/2009)


Four patients. One bed. That?s how Delhi?s hospitals are dealing with the sudden surge in patients with fever, many of them dengue cases.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi claims the number of dengue cases this year is down to 464 from 1,076 in 2008. But private hospitals are reporting 100 per cent occupancy.

?Aditya (23) was admitted to the ICU in Max Devki Devi on November 1. When we wanted to shift him to a private room on Tuesday, we were told there was none. We finally got a shared room on Thursday,? his mother Poonam Sahai (46) said.

Max admitted there was a shortage but said it wasn?t due to dengue cases alone. Other hospitals agreed. Indraprastha Apollo, Sir Ganga Ram and Fortis Rajan Dhall had 100 per cent occupancy on Thursday.

?We get cases from all over the north. Beds are allotted depending on the patient?s condition,? said Dr D.P. Saraswath, regional director south, Max.

?Unless platelet count is below 20,000 or accompanied by high fever, rash, swollen stomach and bleeding gums, patients should be monitored at home,? said Dr Anupam Sibal, director, hospital services, Apollo.

 

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Source: http://www.ptinews.com/news/369255_30-fresh-cases-of-dengue-in-Delhi--total-585

* 30 fresh cases of dengue in Delhi, total 585

STAFF WRITER 19:46 HRS IST

New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI) The dengue menace continued unabated in the national capital with 30 more cases being reported today, taking the total number of patients to 585 even as the civic authorities said a series of measures were being taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

Delhi has seen a surge in the number of dengue cases over the last fortnight when 20 to 23 cases per day on an average were registered. Two persons have died due to the disease so far this season.

"Thirty more patients have tested positive for dengue since last evening, taking the number of cases this season to 585," Municipal Health Officer, MCD, N K Yadav told PTI.

Officials said the civic body has created task forces for all 12 zones of the MCD, is carrying out fogging operations and a door-to-door drive to check breeding of mosquitoes.

 

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Source: http://trak.in/news/38-new-dengue-cases-in-delhi-total-affected-710/22748/


38 new dengue cases in Delhi, total affected 710
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by Indo Asian News Service on November 12, 2009

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Delhi reported 38 new dengue cases Thursday, taking the number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the capital to 710, health officials said.

?There were 38 fresh cases of dengue confirmed Thursday. This takes the total number of cases to 710,? Debashish Bhattacharya, the state nodal officer for dengue cases, told IANS.

Two deaths due to dengue have been recorded, a 15-year-old boy and a nine-year-old boy.

The civic authorities have also initiated a crackdown by imposing fines on people for allowing water to stagnate, which leads to the breeding of mosquitoes that act as carriers for the disease.

 

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Two die of dengue in Delhi
by IANS on November 24, 2009
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New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Two dengue deaths were reported in the capital Tuesday while the total number of those affected by the mosquito-borne disease rose to 1,022, health authorities said.

A 25-year-old man suffering from the disease died at the St. Stephen?s hospital here Monday. The second death was reported from the Safdurjang hospital Tuesday.

?Yesterday?s death was confirmed to be a dengue death today. The patient was, however, not a Delhi resident and had come to Delhi for treatment. We are not counting him in the official [^] toll,? Debashish Bhattacharya, the health department?s nodal officer for dengue, told IANS.

The health department said that the second death of a 22-year-old man was also because of dengue but he was not confirmed to be a Delhi resident. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the agency that accounts for the numbers affected, is yet to confirm this death.

?Around 13 fresh cases have been reported in the past 24 hours.The total number of those affected by dengue is now 1,022,? Bhattacharya said.

Before these, two more deaths were reported from the capital ? one of a 15-year-old boy and the other of a nine-year-old boy.

The health department is expecting the number of cases to go down as winter sets in since breeding of the carrier mosquitoes does not take place below 15 degrees Celsius.

Source: Two die of dengue in Delhi debashish bhattacharya, mosquito borne disease, municipal corporation of delhi mcd, nodal officer

 

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Source: http://www.ptinews.com/news/414169_Six-more-dengue-cases-in-Delhi

* Six more dengue cases in Delhi

STAFF WRITER 19:51 HRS IST

New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) The national capital reported six fresh cases of dengue today, taking the total number of patients affected by the disease this season to 1,132.

With the dip in temperature, the number of dengue cases reported in a day has been gradually declining over the past few days. Health officials said the dengue virus is most active in relatively warmer and humid weather with temperatures ranging between 16 and 30 degrees Celsius.

The minimum was recorded at 8.3 degrees Celsius today.

"Six more dengue cases were reported today. With this, the total number of patients affected by the disease this season so far reached 1,132," a senior official said. Among them, in 15 cases the infection has been contracted from outside Delhi.