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Death Toll Due to Dengue Reaches 17 in West Bengal

The number of dengue cases in West Bengal since January 2016 now stands at 2,870, revealed a senior health department official. With two more deaths,




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Three More Dengue Cases Reported in Pakistan, Total Cases Rise to 37

Three more patients were confirmed infected with dengue in Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Authorities there are gearing up to tackle the rising cases of the mosquito-borne disease.




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Chikungunya Cases in New Delhi Have Risen Up to 432, and Dengue Cases to 487

A typical chikungunya patient manifests high-grade fever, severe joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. In order to prevent




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New Delhi Doctors Fall Prey to Dengue, Chikungunya as Cases Soar

A total of 487 cases of dengue and 432 cases of chikungunya have been reported in New Delhi till August 27, 2016, revealed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.




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Dengue Cases on Rise in Madhya Pradesh, 277 People Test Positive for the Disease

The dengue virus kills an estimated 20,000 people each year and infects up to 100 million, suggested the World Health Organization (WHO). There is no vaccine for dengue.




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No Need to Panic Over Chikungunya and Dengue: Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party

Chikungunya has affected tens of thousands across New Delhi. Cases of viral fever and dengue are also rampant. There is no need to panic over the spread




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Dengue, Malaria Cases Drop in Haryana in 2016: Health Minister Anil Vij

Tens and thousands of people in India are being affected by mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya. However, dengue and malaria




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Nanoparticle Effectively Vaccinates Mice Against Dengue Fever

New type of nanoparticle developed by scientists effectively vaccinated mice against dengue virus. The findings of the study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.




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Eliminate Dengue With Wolbachia Infected Mosquitoes

Dengue virus can be eliminated by injecting Wolbachia bacteria in mosquitoes. Researchers are still finding ways to spread Wolbachia in an urban mosquito population.




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8 In 10 Indonesian Children At Risk For Dengue

Indonesia has one of the highest burdens of dengue fever, in the world. Dengue fever has infected over half of all children in urban areas by the age of 5.




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Dengue Fever Kills Over 100 People in Kerala

Kerala is in the grip of fever deaths including dengue. People in Kerala are in a panic mode, with fever claiming nearby villages since the onset of monsoon.




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Prior Infection With Dengue Lowers Zika Disease Severity

People who are infected by Zika virus are less likely to fall ill if they had dengue fever before than individuals with Zika virus who never had dengue, reveals a new study.




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Air Travel Spreads Dengue From One Region To Another

Dengue, one of the mosquito-causing disease has declined in the number of new cases in the past decade. But the outbreaks have increased now and the spread




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Indoor Spraying Prevents Dengue

Indoor spraying includes indoor residual spraying (IRS) and indoor space spraying (ISS), which involves spraying of insecticides inside the house shows




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Dengue More Likely to Spread in Hot Weather

bDengue virus/b grows and spreads in mosquitoes faster at bhigher temperatures/b, but slows when temperatures are lower or fluctuate, suggesting




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High Incidence of Stroke in Dengue Affected Patients

Individuals with dengue fever are at a higher risk of being affected with stroke, especially during the first 2 months following infection, finds a study




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Identifying Dengue 'Hot Spots' can Predict Chikungunya, Zika Outbreaks

Outbreaks of chikungunya and Zika viral diseases can now be predicted by identifying dengue fever "hot spots". Dengue, chikungunya and Zika viral disease




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Natural Body Temperature Major Barrier in Potential Dengue, Zika Vaccine

To develop an effective vaccine against dengue and Zika viruses, it requires the E protein to spread across the entire surface of every viral particle.




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Investigating New Antibodies To Identify Individuals at Risk of Dengue

New information obtained using an original mathematical and statistical analysis method could help identify individuals at risk of dengue infection, according




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Nearly 550 Dengue Cases Reported in Himachal Pradesh, India

Nearly 550 dengue cases have been reported in Himachal Pradesh, India and especially in Bilaspur, which is Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda's hometown.




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Dengue Kills 41 People in Sri Lanka

Dengue has killed about 41 people and over 36,000 have been infected by dengue across Sri Lanka, report health authorities. So far in August, 1,075




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New 280 Cases of Dengue Reported in October in New Delhi

According to a municipal report released on Monday, around 285 cases of dengue were reported in the National capital in the end of the week on November 3, compared to 290 cases in the previous week.




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Dengue Toll Rises to 551 in November

According to a municipal report released on Monday, around 271 new cases of dengue were reported in New Delhi by November 17, taking the toll to 551 patients in November.




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Dengue Virus Immunity may Offer Protection Against Zika Symptoms

In children, previous infection with dengue virus was found to protect them from symptomatic Zika, according to a study published in the open-access journal




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Dengue Patients Should Defer from Donating Blood for 6-12 Months

People infected with dengue will not be allowed to donate blood for six months, as per the announcement of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Department




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Economic Burden Of Dengue In Burkina Faso, Kenya, And Cambodia Studied

The average cost of inpatient care was found to be (Dollor) 26 in Burkina Faso and (Dollor) 134 in Cambodia, while the average cost of outpatient care was (Dollor) 13 per episode in Burkina Faso and (Dollor) 23 in Kenya.




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FDA Approved First Dengue Vaccine With Some Restrictions

Dengvaxia, the first vaccine for dengue was approved in 19 countries and European Union by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent dengue




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Recent Outbreak of Dengue across Bangladesh

The current outbreak of dengue is spreading fast to the outlying districts paralleling with the people traveling from Dhaka to the different districts on the eve of Eid.




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Possible New Therapeutic Strategy for Severe Dengue Disease

Nafamostat mesylate, a tryptase inhibitor, can treat severe dengue disease, according to the team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School. The




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Patna: Fear of Dengue Outbreak in Waterlogged Areas

In waterlogged Patna with 640 patients being tested positive mostly in the last four days, fear of a dengue outbreak is looming large, revealed sources.




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Florida: 3 New Dengue Cases Confirmed

Three new cases of locally transmitted dengue had been confirmed in the Miami-Dade County, taking the total number to eight this year, said health authorities in the US state of Florida.




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Dengue Outbreak Cases in UP; Principal Secretary Among Infected

Nearly 433 people have been confirmed to be affected by dengue since January including Navneet Sehgal, principal secretary, Khadi Gram Udyog. Sehgal




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Increase in Dengue Cases, UP

Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has been witnessing a rise in the number of dengue cases in this season. According to official records, 7,598 people




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Plant Based Compound Improves Response to Dengue Vaccine: Study

Plant-based compound called halofuginone improves the immune response to a potential vaccine against dengue virus, according to study published in iScience




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Dengue Prevention: Artificially-infected Mosquitoes may Hold Key to Halting Dengue Spread

Releasing mosquitoes infected with a type of bacteria could wipe out the spread of dengue, thereby reducing global dengue cases by 90 percent, reports a new study.




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Tax-News.com: Canada Revenue Agency To Improve Digital Platform

The Canada Revenue Agency is to collaborate with an association of tax preparation and software firms to improve the digital services it provides to taxpayers.




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Tax-News.com: OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017

Last year, the tax burden in OECD countries reached its highest level recorded, at 34.2 percent of gross domestic product, up 20 basis points on 2016, largely due to increasing taxes on personal consumption and companies.




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Tax-News.com: New EU Agency To Pursue VAT Fraudsters

Twenty EU member states have reached a deal on the establishment of a new European Public Prosecutor's Office that will have the power to investigate and prosecute criminal cases affecting the EU budget.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Opens New Tax Amnesty For Past Tax Dues

Cyprus's Tax Department has released details of a tax amnesty, which entered into force on July 3, 2017.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Issues New CbC Filing Notification

The Cyprus Tax Department has released a notice on the obligation on Cypriot constituent entities of multinational groups to file a CbC report in Cyprus where the ultimate parent entity files in a territory without an exchange of information arrangement with Cyprus.




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Tax-News.com: First Chinese 'Environment Tax' Reports Due April 1

About 260,000 businesses with operations in China will begin to be assessed for liability to the country's new environmental tax starting next month.




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Tax-News.com: Denmark Tops Tax Burden League Table

Denmark was found to have the heaviest burden of taxation as a percentage of the economy in a new study by accountancy firm UHY.




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Tax-News.com: China Cuts VAT To Fuel Economic Growth

China's State Council has announced a cut in value added tax rates as part of a CNY400bn (USD63bn) tax reduction package to stimulate growth.




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New Drug Downs The Spread of Influenza Causing Virus

Baloxavir with trade name Xofluza, is the first treatment for influenza with a new mechanism of "action" to be licensed in around 20 years. It was already




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Medication Needs of Masses Changes Due to COVIDd-19

The pandemic has suddenly changed the medication needs of masses with a clear preference being shown for respiratory, anti-diabetic, cardiac therapies.




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Tax-News.com: BVI Issues Final Economic Substance Rules

On October 9, 2019, the British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority has finalized rules governing the application of the territory's new economic substance requirements, which became effective from January 1, 2019.




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Tax-News.com: OECD Says Digital Tax Plans Will Boost Most States' Revenues

During a February 13, 2020, webcast, the OECD presented economic analysis on the potential impact of what it has proposed on international tax reform to address the digitalization of the economy.




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Tax-News.com: Turkey Issues Draft Guidance On Digital Services Tax

The Turkish tax authority has published a draft communique on the application of the digital sales tax, which is set to come into effect on March 1, 2020.




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Tax-News.com: EU Finance Ministers Issue Joint Statement On Digital Taxation

The finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have put their names to a statement calling for countries to reach an agreement on solving the tax challenges of the digital economy by the end of 2020.




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Tax-News.com: OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017

Last year, the tax burden in OECD countries reached its highest level recorded, at 34.2 percent of gross domestic product, up 20 basis points on 2016, largely due to increasing taxes on personal consumption and companies.