There are three main species of mosquitoes commonly found in Bangladesh – Culex, Aedes and Anopheles. Culex is the most widespread. It can spread filariasis and Japanese encephalitis, although these diseases are not very prevalent in Bangladesh. Aedes mosquitoes spread dengue, while Anopheles mosquitoes are responsible for malaria. Mohammad Shafiul Alam, a scientist at the […]
“We are going to publish the findings of the death review soon,” DGHS director (disease control) Sheikh Daoud Adnan told Prothom Alo. Last year, there were 980 dengue deaths in Dhaka city and 725 deaths outside the capital. According to DGHS sources, data of 94 patients was collected from different hospitals in Dhaka to conduct […]
A journalist later pointed out the struggle of event participants to avoid mosquito bites and asked the minister if he considered mosquitoes a challenge. In response, Minister Tajul Islam acknowledged the seriousness of the mosquito threat and said, “We are all afraid of Aedes, because people die from the bites of Aedes mosquitoes. Therefore, we […]
The number of dengue cases in Barguna in the first two months of the year was 21. This year this number increased to 83. However, no casualties have been reported so far this year. There were no casualties even in the first two months of last year. Barguna civil surgeon Mohammad Fazlul Haq said, however, […]
A total of 5,245 dengue patients, including 1,345 in the capital, are now undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country. So far this year, DGHS has recorded 2,99,050 dengue cases and 2,92,266 recoveries. According to DGHS data, September has been the deadliest month so far for dengue outbreak this year, with 396 deaths and 79,598 […]
Death rate high in Bangladesh After Brazil, South American country Peru has seen a higher number of cases of dengue infection. According to the latest data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 183,377 people have been diagnosed with dengue in the country this year and 424 of them have died, resulting […]
Additionally, a total of 2,555 people suffering from mosquito-borne viral fever have been hospitalized during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health (DGHS). Nine of the new deaths were reported from Dhaka, while the remaining four were from outside the capital. So far in the current year, a total of 228,779 people have […]
In a routine bulletin on Monday evening, the health directorate said a total of 28,884 dengue cases have been reported so far this year – 84,858 in Dhaka and 124,426 outside the capital. The number of deaths due to dengue has already reached a historic high as it has surpassed the previous record of 281 […]
The guidelines prepared by the local government division in 2021 for the prevention of dengue remained only in the documents. During Prothom Alo correspondent’s visit to the Local Government Division, it was observed that most of the officials were engrossed in their routine work and organizing events to celebrate Local Government Day. The guidelines from […]
As per the national guidelines of LGD, committees will be formed at the national, municipal corporation, municipality and union levels. The committee will meet once a month and will also implement all the activities for the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases. The LDG said that the National Committee has held five meetings on this so far […]