Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
West Bengal
Dengue claims six lives in West Bengal
PTI | Aug 2, 2016, 08.54 PM IST
During a health review meeting, CM asked the dept to issue an advisory to remove stagnant water from market places, schools, hospitals, railway stations among others.
KOLKATA: At least six persons have died of dengue this monsoon season in West Bengal after which chief minister Mamata Banerjee issued instructions to remove the stagnant water in urban areas so that mosquito larvae cannot breed.
Health department officials said the first dengue death was reported in June end and so far six people have died.
"So far in our state we had witnessed strain one and three of dengue virus, but since last year we are seeing a shift to strain two and four. Mortality is higher in these two strains as it quickly leads to multiple organ failure," state Director of Health Services Biswaranjan Satpathy said.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...lives-in-West-Bengal/articleshow/53509929.cms
National (Likely a massive undercount. NVBDCP had reported 8,307 cases with 10 fatalities including 2,753 cases, 5 fatal in Kerala to June 28th. How updated numbers can be lower is baffling. - Ro)
12 people killed by dengue so far this year
17:39 HRS IST
New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Dengue has so far claimed 12 lives this rainy season as about 8,000 cases were reported in the country, with Karnataka registering five deaths, the government said today.
Kerala and Odisha have registered maximum number of cases with 2,252 and 2,171 incidents respectively.
Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have not reported a single dengue case in June and July.
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http://www.ptinews.com/news/7720252_12-people-killed-by-dengue-so-far-this-year.html
Dengue claims six lives in West Bengal
PTI | Aug 2, 2016, 08.54 PM IST
During a health review meeting, CM asked the dept to issue an advisory to remove stagnant water from market places, schools, hospitals, railway stations among others.
KOLKATA: At least six persons have died of dengue this monsoon season in West Bengal after which chief minister Mamata Banerjee issued instructions to remove the stagnant water in urban areas so that mosquito larvae cannot breed.
Health department officials said the first dengue death was reported in June end and so far six people have died.
"So far in our state we had witnessed strain one and three of dengue virus, but since last year we are seeing a shift to strain two and four. Mortality is higher in these two strains as it quickly leads to multiple organ failure," state Director of Health Services Biswaranjan Satpathy said.
...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...lives-in-West-Bengal/articleshow/53509929.cms
National (Likely a massive undercount. NVBDCP had reported 8,307 cases with 10 fatalities including 2,753 cases, 5 fatal in Kerala to June 28th. How updated numbers can be lower is baffling. - Ro)
12 people killed by dengue so far this year
17:39 HRS IST
New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Dengue has so far claimed 12 lives this rainy season as about 8,000 cases were reported in the country, with Karnataka registering five deaths, the government said today.
Kerala and Odisha have registered maximum number of cases with 2,252 and 2,171 incidents respectively.
Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have not reported a single dengue case in June and July.
...
http://www.ptinews.com/news/7720252_12-people-killed-by-dengue-so-far-this-year.html