The report shows that during the same period, 1,423 more children across the country developed measles symptoms. The total number of people showing measles-like symptoms since March 15 has reached 59,279. According to DGHS data, 208 new confirmed cases of measles were reported in the latest 24-hour period. Since March 15, a total of 8,275 […]
Professor Mahmudur Rahman, Chairman of the National Verification Committee for Measles and Rubella Elimination (NVC) and former Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), was also present at the meeting. The NVC evaluates the country’s progress towards measles and rubella elimination, informs the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Commission and advises […]
On a mid-February morning this year, 65-year-old Abul Kashem was standing in the outpatient department of the 250-bed TB hospital in the capital’s Agargaon. A long-time asthma patient, he found his condition worsening towards the end of winter. Speaking to this correspondent, Abul Kashem, a resident of Adabar, said, “The cold has become milder than […]
In particular, Brazil has been hardest hit by the dengue threat, as a total of 1,187,708 people have contracted the mosquito-borne viral disease this year, while 912 have died. The death rate here is 0.07 percent. After Bangladesh, Peru has the second highest dengue mortality rate with 153,547 cases and 399 deaths. In this, the […]
Metabolic syndrome is believed to affect up to 31 percent of people worldwide. Previous research has shown that people who have metabolic syndrome have a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and early death. In this study, the association between asymptomatic metabolic syndrome in midlife and cardiovascular disease and death up to three decades […]
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 […]
Croatia: Dominik Livkovic, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Lovren, Mateo Kovacic, Andrej Kramaric, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Marko Livaja, Borna Sosa, Josco Guardiol, Josip Juranovic. Belgium: Thibaut Courtois, Timothée Castagne, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Thomas Meunier, Axel Witsel, Yannick Carrasco, Dries Mertens, Kevin De Bruyne, Leandro Trossard, Leander Dendonker