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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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"Can Go To Spain But...": Congress Leader's Dig At Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her trip to Spain amid the spread of dengue cases in the state saying that she can go to Spain but is incapable of understanding people's pain.
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"Dengue In Bengal Spreading From Bangladesh": Mamata Banerjee In Assembly
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that dengue was spreading in the state from neighbouring Bangladesh and said necessary tests must be conducted at the border.
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West Bengal Reports 840 New Dengue Cases In A Day
Dengue cases in West Bengal continued to rise with the state health department reporting 840 new infections on Monday.
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"As If We Produce Larvae": Mamata Banerjee Lashes Out Over Dengue Deaths
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today hit out at the opposition for politicising deaths due to dengue. Speaking during a discussion in the state assembly, Ms Banerjee said around 44,000 people have been affected by the disease in the state.
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No Clarity On Number Of Dengue Deaths In Bengal, Say Petitioners
Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly's brother is in hospital with dengue, so is CPI(M) legislator Sujan Chakraborty. A Border Security Force jawan died a few days ago at an outpost in West Bengal. How is the state coping with a high number of dengue cases and how many people have died this year to dengue?
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Bengal Government Failed To Utilise Funds To Control Dengue: Centre Tells Court
The centre today told the Calcutta High Court that the West Bengal government had failed to utilise the funds provided to it for controlling vector-borne diseases, including dengue, in the state.
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Dengue Claims BSF Jawan's Life In West Bengal
A BSF jawan, deployed along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district, has died due to dengue, officials said today.
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Jugaad Keeps Health Centre Afloat As Dengue Patients Keep Coming In West Bengal's Deganda
Even today, the West Bengal government told the Calcutta High Court that 19 people have died of dengue this year, a figure the opposition parties contest furiously. But behind the number crunching is a grim truth -- that the health system is simply not equipped to cope
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Bengal Government Doctor Suspended For Facebook Comments On Dengue
A government doctor in West Bengal has been suspended by the state health department for a Facebook post in October in which he lamented his helplessness in dealing with a deluge of dengue patients at the hospital where he worked.
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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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"Can Go To Spain But...": Congress Leader's Dig At Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her trip to Spain amid the spread of dengue cases in the state saying that she can go to Spain but is incapable of understanding people's pain.
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"Dengue In Bengal Spreading From Bangladesh": Mamata Banerjee In Assembly
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that dengue was spreading in the state from neighbouring Bangladesh and said necessary tests must be conducted at the border.
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West Bengal Reports 840 New Dengue Cases In A Day
Dengue cases in West Bengal continued to rise with the state health department reporting 840 new infections on Monday.
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"As If We Produce Larvae": Mamata Banerjee Lashes Out Over Dengue Deaths
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today hit out at the opposition for politicising deaths due to dengue. Speaking during a discussion in the state assembly, Ms Banerjee said around 44,000 people have been affected by the disease in the state.
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No Clarity On Number Of Dengue Deaths In Bengal, Say Petitioners
Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly's brother is in hospital with dengue, so is CPI(M) legislator Sujan Chakraborty. A Border Security Force jawan died a few days ago at an outpost in West Bengal. How is the state coping with a high number of dengue cases and how many people have died this year to dengue?
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Bengal Government Failed To Utilise Funds To Control Dengue: Centre Tells Court
The centre today told the Calcutta High Court that the West Bengal government had failed to utilise the funds provided to it for controlling vector-borne diseases, including dengue, in the state.
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Dengue Claims BSF Jawan's Life In West Bengal
A BSF jawan, deployed along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district, has died due to dengue, officials said today.
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Jugaad Keeps Health Centre Afloat As Dengue Patients Keep Coming In West Bengal's Deganda
Even today, the West Bengal government told the Calcutta High Court that 19 people have died of dengue this year, a figure the opposition parties contest furiously. But behind the number crunching is a grim truth -- that the health system is simply not equipped to cope
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Bengal Government Doctor Suspended For Facebook Comments On Dengue
A government doctor in West Bengal has been suspended by the state health department for a Facebook post in October in which he lamented his helplessness in dealing with a deluge of dengue patients at the hospital where he worked.
