HealthAt a DAB seminar in Dhaka, state minister Dr MA Muhit said there are probably three candidate vaccines worldwide and every dengue variant is found in Bangladesh; for now the focus is on destroying larvae, early diagnosis and treatment.
HealthCases rose from 2,025 at the end of June to 12,676 by 5 October and 21 people have died this year; an IEDCR team found mosquitoes breeding at the base of betel nut and coconut trees and in orchard drains in Pirojpur.
HealthOn Monday 180 diarrhoea patients were in 15 hospitals in the haor district, 107 admitted in a single day; with dengue and measles, 380 are in hospital with infectious diseases.
HealthDhaka Medical College Hospital has admitted 3,085 dengue patients this year to 3 October and 42 have died; the hospital hands out mosquito nets, but heat and nowhere to hang them mean many go unused.
HealthDengue had killed 21 people in Chattogram district by the end of September, with Sitakunda and Karnaphuli hardest hit; a week-long mosquito control drive has begun in Karnaphuli.
HealthBangladesh Shishu Hospital has treated 2,989 children for measles this year and 94 have died; Professor A B M Abdullah says even a mild fever should now be tested for dengue.
HealthSix people died of dengue and 1,608 were admitted to hospital in 24 hours, according to Saturday's health directorate bulletin; admissions this year stand at 84,369.
HealthThe Bangladesh Institute of Planners says drainage, waste, density, open space, keeping water out of building sites and a One Health approach should sit beside treatment and mosquito control to cut public health risks.
HealthA 24 to 48 hour critical phase can begin as dengue fever falls, warns family physician Dr Tarek Salahuddin, who urges attention to hematocrit, blood pressure and urine output, not only platelets, and careful fluid management.
HealthHalf a million dengue NS1 rapid tests from the US-funded STRIDES programme will go through the Central Medical Stores Depot to every district and upazila hospital; talks on a dengue vaccine are under way with WHO, UNICEF and Gavi, the minister said.
GalleryWith dengue patients' families buying malta, imported malta sells for Tk 480 to Tk 500 and local malta for Tk 120 to Tk 130 in Chattogram's retail markets; a photo story from the fruit shops of Kadamtali, Station Road and New Market.
HealthExecutive magistrates of Dhaka North City Corporation fined households Tk 177,500 in 28 cases after finding Aedes mosquito larvae in Mirpur, Rupnagar, Pallabi, Agargaon, Uttara, Nikunja and Baridhara.
HealthDengue deaths this year have reached 239 and 77,672 people have been treated in hospital; entomologist Professor Kabirul Bashar's forecasting model points to a worse October.
