National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme

Dengue outbreak in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee's focus is on controlling the spread of news, not virus

West Bengal is staring at an outbreak of dengue which has reportedly reached the proportions of an epidemic. Instead of tackling the problem, the Mamata Banerjee government is more interested in suppressing data and arresting those who dare reveal the truth.

West Bengal dengue outbreak: Fudged data, politicking engulfs narrative as state reels from health crisis

According to the letter, the estimated dengue cases so far have "crossed 50,000", although the government only "accepted a meagre number of 18,000 of those diagnosed as dengue virus infected" and declared that 34 persons have died to date, out of which only 18 were confirmed dengue cases.

Scientists at National Institute of Virology discover new genotype of the Dengue virus

Dengue virus comes in different types and each with different flavours. There are four serotypes of dengue virus — DENV-1 to 4.

Zika virus reaches India, WHO confirms 3 cases in Ahmedabad

India has strengthened its surveillance system in the past few years to detect and contain new Zika virus infections.

Odisha: More than 3,000 govt school students test positive for malaria in Kandhamal

As many as 3,434 students of government-run residential schools in Kandhamal district of Odisha have tested positive for malaria after blood samples were collected.

Fear of epidemic in Uttarakhand, Centre rushes health team

The ministry said it was monitoring the situation and has initiated a few steps for relief operations that include posting of three Central public health teams in the state.