Dengue epidemic News
The number of infections nationwide is already 38 per cent higher than last year, when 55,150 people were diagnosed with dengue and 97 died, according to the Health Ministry.
The number of infections nationwide is already 38 percent higher than last year, when 55,150 people were diagnosed with dengue and 97 died, according to the Health Ministry.
A global pharmaceutical major has come up with a vaccine on dengue but it has not been introduced in India.
Vidya Balan was diagnosed with the disease on Thursday and has been advised bed rest for the next 10-15 days by her doctor.
The model uses a Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) approach to disease spread and the network consists of the city's neighbourhoods where local populations are assumed to be well-mixed.
Several recent studies suggested that dengue remains an imported disease in China but these studies used small datasets.
A major increase in cases of dengue will likely occur throughout Southeast Asian countries early next year, researchers have warned.
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