KARACHI: A 19-year-old girl from Korangi died of dengue fever on Sunday at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre (SIDH&RC), bringing the official death toll in the province to 26 since October. According to the Sindh health department’s data, the teenager was admitted to the hospital after experiencing fits and was diagnosed with […]
Dengue Fever
PMA urges health emergency as dengue cases surge in Sindh
KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has called on the government to declare a health emergency in Karachi and Hyderabad as dengue fever continues to afflict thousands across Sindh. With over 400 patients currently hospitalized, the association warned that the worsening situation reflects systemic failures in sanitation, waste management, and vector-control efforts. Provincial health department […]
Dengue on prowl as flood inflicts huge losses to KP health infrastructure
PESHAWAR: Unaware of being a victim of the dengue virus, Bakht Zaman (52), a poor doughnut vendor was busy in his routine business on Ring Road to earn livelihood for his family when suddenly he felt the ache and rising temperature in his whole body that compelled him to go back to home […]
74 new dengue cases surface in Punjab, 2 deaths recorded
LAHORE: On Monday, dengue hemorrhagic fever killed two more people while 74 new cases were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours. A decreasing trend of new dengue fever cases being witnessed in Punjab as minimum temperatures drop in the region with the beginning of the winter. Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Secretary […]
108 new dengue cases emerge in Punjab, 4 dead
LAHORE: Dengue hemorrhagic fever has killed four more people while 108 new cases were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours on Saturday. Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch confirmed that 108 new cases of dengue fever were reported in a day, whereas, four more deaths were reported. The health […]
Curbing the menace of dengue
Dengue fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito borne disease that causes viruses. In Balochistan, there are many areas that are facing the prevailing of dengue infections. According to a recent report, 165 people in Turbat only have become victims of dengue. There are no treatment facilities in hospitals and people are facing multiple hardships owing […]
Understanding the dengue fever and its control
Mosquitoes are extremely re-productive, and it is impossible to eliminate them totally. So, controlling mosquito density is the only choice. Dengue fever is now one of the most common mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. In Pakistan dengue emerged as major concern for public health in the last decade. The dengue virus comprises five serotypes, […]
More than 24,000 dengue fever cases confirmed in KP
LAHORE: Reportedly, more than 24,807 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2017. On October 26, World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that out of 87,250 suspected cases of dengue fever in KP, 18,892 were confirmed by laboratories. WHO also reported 58 deaths from the disease including the 53 deaths registered […]