Twenty-four dengue patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours till this morning, seven of whom are from Dhaka..With the new cases, the total number of cases this year rose to 907, according to the Directorate General of Health Services
Dengue continues to haunt us
At least two more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
1,595 deaths, 3,07,196 cases this year
1,476 deaths, 2,91,832 cases this year
Death toll now 1,181; total cases 2,42,089
Authorities must hold to account those failing to control dengue surge
Science, not bureaucracy, must be the driving force behind our fight against dengue.
We need a comprehensive, long-term policy for addressing dengue and other weather-based diseases.
Students and officegoers are most vulnerable to dengue infection, according to a government survey.
Emon Hossain, a seventh grader, will be missing out on Eid celebrations with his family in his grandfather’s Shariyatpur house. This year, his festivities will be restricted to the hospital where he has been admitted since being diagnosed with dengue on Wednesday.
Sharna Akhtar, 18, who had swallowed poison, was in a critical stage when she was brought to the Mugda General Hospital last week.
Heavy rains in Dhaka since Wednesday have increased the chances of Aedes mosquitoes breeding in cattle markets.
With dengue cases rising fast even outside Dhaka, experts now fear that a second variety of Aedes mosquito is responsible for the rapid spread of the viral disease.
Experts are worried that dengue outbreak would remain a serious threat at least until October and they are not ruling out November.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says that the ongoing dengue situation in the country may linger till September unless immediate steps are taken in this regard.
