Dengue

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Akhilesh Mohan on September 22 informed that Meerut reported 26 new cases of dengue. There are 115 active cases in the state and about 116 people have recovered from dengue as of now. Around 62 patients are undergoing "home treatment," while 63 are admitted. Moreover, the CMO stated that Health Department is working to curb the outbreak and medicines have also been sprayed.

The Agra municipality is on high alert after at least 16 people fell ill due to dengue in the district, said Agra's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Arun Kumar on September 11. Reportedly, six out of 16 patients are in different hospitals of the city and others are ''at their respective homes''. ''We're carrying the door-to-door surveys as per instructions of UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh,'' the CMO added.

UP's Firozabad & Mathura district witnesses over 100 fresh cases of viral fever 'dengue' among children. About 51 people have died so far from dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease. Nodal Officer Sudhir Kumar Bobde issued Do's & Don'ts to curb the disease spread, people are advised not to store excessive water in their surroundings. Worryingly, the disease is spreading to the eastern part of UP too.

According to a study conducted in Brazil, people who were exposed to dengue can have higher chances of developing immunity against coronavirus. The study, led by Miguel Nicolelis, professor at Duke University, observed the geographic spread of coronavirus as compared to dengue outbreaks and mapped it. The mapping revealed that areas with lower COVID infection rate had reported intense dengue outbreaks. However, further studies are required to… read-more