“476 deaths due to dengue disease were reported this year, which is the highest in a single year since dengue was detected in 2000, compared to 281 deaths last year,” said the DGHS daily statement. “A total of 7,582 dengue patients are undergoing treatment in various hospitals. Of them, 3,532 are in Dhaka while 4,050 […]
What is responsible for the worsening condition of many dengue patients?
Thirteen more people have died of dengue in Dhaka and across the country in 24 hours and a total of 1983 patients have been admitted to the hospital. The Director General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed this in a press release on Saturday afternoon. *more to follow…
Entomologist and chairman of the National River Conservation Commission Manzoor Ahmed Chowdhury said, “There is a farce going on in the country in the name of controlling dengue. Efforts are on to control dengue from frogs, deer and ducks. Such things are not seen anywhere in the world. “The World Health Organization said that the […]
It said that a total of 95,877 cases of dengue have been reported so far this year – 46,933 in Dhaka and 48,944 outside the capital. Of the nine deaths in 24 hours, seven people died in hospitals in the capital, while two died outside Dhaka. Of the admitted dengue patients, 804 were admitted to […]
Nine more people died of dengue across the country in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Thursday, taking the total death toll to 444. The mosquito-borne viral disease has claimed 193 lives in the current month alone. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed this in a press release on Thursday. *more […]
A total of 2,149 dengue patients have been admitted to various hospitals across the country during the 24-hour period, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its regular bulletin on Wednesday. Of them, around 834 have been admitted to hospital in Dhaka, the remaining 1,315 are in different districts, it said, adding that […]
Ten more people died of dengue fever in the 24 hours till 8 am on Tuesday, taking the toll to 426 this year. In the current month, 175 people have died. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed this in a press release on Tuesday. *more to follow…
A total of 919 dengue patients are now undergoing treatment in hospitals in the capital, while 1,561 patients are in various districts, the Directorate of Health said in a regular bulletin on Monday evening. A total of 87,891 dengue cases have been reported so far this year – 43,665 in Dhaka and 44,226 outside the […]
According to the DGHS, 1,042 of the new patients were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it. A total of 9,733 dengue patients, including 4,335 in the capital, are now undergoing treatment in hospitals across the country. So far this year, the DGHS has recorded 85,411 dengue cases and 75,280 recoveries.
Dengue: 14 more people died in 24 hours
Speaking at the seminar, Professor MD Golam Sarwar, head of the department of entomology at NIPSOM, said, “Mosquito and larval repellants have lost their effectiveness.” What is the point of spraying insecticide which does not kill mosquitoes? A 10-point recommendation was made in the seminar, which included increasing awareness for dengue prevention, increasing public participation […]
