dengue outbreak
Where have all the frogs gone?
The two city corporations of Dhaka have tried many strategies in their war against the city’s mosquitoes to prevent dengue from spreading. From flying drones to detect stagnant water sources to releasing frogs in ponds to destroy mosquitoes and their larvae, they explored so many avenues.
Dengue fever: One dead, 87 hospitalised in 24 hours
One more dengue patient died while 87 were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours til 8:00am yesterday.
Where have all the frogs gone?
The two city corporations of Dhaka have tried many strategies in their war against the city’s mosquitoes to prevent dengue from spreading. From flying drones to detect stagnant water sources to releasing frogs in ponds to destroy mosquitoes and their larvae, they explored so many avenues.
29 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 29 dengue patients were hospitalised in hospitals across the country over 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Dhaka at risk of major dengue outbreak
Dhaka is at risk of a major dengue outbreak this year compared to the last couple of years, as clear, stagnant water, the breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes, at under-construction buildings is abundant this time around.
17 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Seventeen dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Dengue Outbreak: Rain brings fresh concern
Though the number of dengue patients has been declining for the last one month, the rain for the last one week is increasing the risk of further dengue spread, experts say.
Dengue claims 7 more lives
At least seven dengue patients, including two children, died over the last two days in six districts. With them, the unofficial death toll from the disease is now 144. However, the official figure is 60.
Nurses go extra mile without any reward
Sobita, a nurse at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital is now handling more than 10 times the patients she used to at her previous job at the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital.
Dengue Patients: August sees more than 19-yr total
The number of dengue patients this month surpassed the combined total of such patients in the last 19 years with experts warning about further spread of the virus in the next two months.
Three more die from dengue
Three more, including two children, died from dengue fever in Dhaka, Rangpur and Faridpur yesterday. With them, 123 people have died this year after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease.