-Outlook Delhi today registered the highest number of Dengue cases this season with 34 people being detected with the disease, taking the total number of such cases past the 500-mark. Most of the 12 zones that come under three Municipal Corporations reported Dengue cases today with the maximum being reported from Shah (North) and Shah (South zones). While 31 fresh cases today were reported from three Municipal Corporations areas, two were reported from...

-PTI New Delhi: Thirty-one fresh cases of Dengue were reported on Monday in the national capital, taking the total number of those affected to 233 this season. While one case was reported from VIP areas of the capital, the rest were from South, East and North Delhi Municipal Corporations. All the 12 zones, except Sadar Paharganj zone, in the jurisdiction of South, North and East Delhi municipalities recorded Dengue cases, a statement issued...

-Outlook New Delhi: Congress today blamed BJP-ruled civic bodies for rise in Dengue and malaria cases in the city, saying the vector-borne diseases are spreading due to inefficiency of municipalities. Congress legislature party spokesperson Mukesh Sharma accused the three civic bodies of failing to contain spread of the diseases. "The three BJP-ruled civic bodies have been sleeping and are not taking cognisance of the presence of Dengue and other water and vector-borne diseases....

-The Hindu Vaccine’s overall efficacy in a recent trial is ‘lower than expected’ The just concluded Phase IIb (proof-of-concept) Dengue vaccine trial against all the four virus types (serotypes) that cause Dengue has not only shown an unexpectedly low efficacy of 30.2 per cent but has also challenged many well-established hypotheses and ideas. The trial was conducted in about 4,000 children in the age group 4 and 11 in the Dengue endemic district...

-The Hindu High Court directs filing of affidavit on measures taken Admitting a public interest litigation petition, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit within two weeks on the measures it has taken to prevent the outbreak of Dengue in the State. The petition, filed by advocate Basabi Roy Chowdhury earlier this week, called for a proper policy for monitoring and controlling the disease and...