Health Alerts

The end of the monsoons normally brings a marked drop in the incidence of dengue fever, but this year Karnataka has recorded a further 3,000+ cases since October. Read more. And in Kolkata (West Bengal), unseasonal weather is expected to lead to a longer dengue season, taking it well into December.

There have been over 100 diphtheria cases and 12 deaths in the state of Karnataka this year, more than triple last year’s figures. Worst affected districts are Belagavi, Yadgir and urban Bengaluru. Read more. Vaccinations are underway in three areas of Indonesia in response to the upsurge in diphtheria cases there. Children under 19 years are the focus of immunisation efforts in Jakarta and Banten and West Java provinces. Read more.