dengue outbreak
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Dengue Menace: Aedes control efforts not up to the mark
The number of dengue patients will be higher this year than last year and most of the cases will be from outside Dhaka, said experts.
Government's lacklustre attitude as deadly as dengue itself
How much worse does the situation have to get to be taken seriously
FEAR OF DENGUE FEVER / Mosquito coils, sprays, nets see rising demand
The demand for anti-mosquito products, such as coils, aerosol sprays, nets and rackets, has increased in Bangladesh as people are looking to avoid dengue fever amid the recent outbreak, according to businesspeople.
An ominous feeling of being followed
Are we becoming complacent regarding our love-hate living arrangement with mosquitoes?
Alarming rise of dengue needs urgent action
Heed experts’ advice to prevent another deadly outbreak
Danger of dengue outbreak looms large
The country has already seen the death of 12 dengue patients before the beginning of the monsoon, while 1,261 others were hospitalised till yesterday. The numbers indicate alarming signs of a massive dengue outbreak this year.
Nov 16 morning: Dengue, Bandarban shooting, Climate financing, Russia-Ukraine War, FIFA World Cup
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Dengue fever: 5 more die, 873 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least five dengue patients died while 873 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning (October 31, 2022).
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.
Six hours at Suhrawardy
Five hours and 15 minutes. That is how long it took Mohammad Alauddin, a mason from Mirpur’s Kazipara, to get a bed at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital. Even then, it took the intervention of the hospital’s director to get him admitted.
Worries grow for doctors, staffers
Doctors and hospital staffers are at a higher risk of being infected with dengue while treating patients and also due to Aedes mosquito breeding grounds in and around hospitals, healthcare professionals said.
Villagers come forward to prevent dengue in Khagrachhari
Villagers of Pankhyapara take some measures to prevent dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, in Khagrachhari Sadar as it has taken an alarming turn across the country.
Dengue outbreak: Experts wary of next three months
Experts are worried that dengue outbreak would remain a serious threat at least until October and they are not ruling out November.
Dengue Control: Kolkata shows the way
Bangladesh can take a page out of Kolkata’s playbook in tackling the spread of dengue, which has already infected a record 17,183 people in the country.
Dengue Outbreak: Detection kits in short supply
When the country is grappling with a record number of dengue cases, different hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres face a short supply of a kit that is needed to detect the fever at the early stage.
Dengue Outbreak in South Asia: Climate change the culprit?
With the capital gripped by panic over dengue, experts said global warm-ing resulting from climate change is a key reason behind the rising num-ber of dengue cases.
Dengue risk rising
The graphs look chilling. A red line sharply shooting north, crossing a purple, a yellow, a blue and a green. “That's what dengue looks like this year,” said Dr Ayesha Akhter, in-charge of disease control room at the directorate of health, pointing to the red line representing the number of patients this year.
Act now to prevent dengue outbreak
After a few months of relative relief, a large part of Dhaka South City Corporation is again at risk of suffering a dengue outbreak, a survey found. Out of the 2,599 buildings and construction sites they visited to conduct the survey, officials found Aedes larvae in 938, thus raising the concern.
