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Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 10:26:37 PM
ba to ten ten di sarapeng kotsilyong armazeng

Armazeng de azzazzeng sang pelikula kuno ni Quentin Tarantado...

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 07:16:11 PM
baw gid ni hubag

borit kuntis ingon pikoy

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 10:25:05 PM
asinon ka diay sir hubag kay may ara na nagahanap hanap sang imo haw?

Himoon gid daw akong tinabal hu hu hu...

Quote from: rogamz on November 08, 2012, 11:01:54 PM
morag bago menyu..adjustment period

Pwede pud morag bag-ong gawas sa mental...

Kini pood...

Quote from: wardiflex on November 09, 2012, 04:53:17 PM
giloka naman na, hahahha

Makadagan og ahat. Dagan, Bugan, dagan...

Quote from: wardiflex on November 09, 2012, 04:54:56 PM
shhh dili na ako ha..

Aw sigi, he he, canceled na ka from the list of the usual suspects...

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 09, 2012, 04:43:18 PM
Ug sakit imong likod, Bai Hubs, pwede ni sila mag hiluthilut nimo. Soft or hard ba.

Hmm, mao ba? Ang akong nahibaw-an, courtesy of my pal Bugsay, kay sop ug modirit ra man...

Do you know how to use chopsticks? Ingon ani ba?

Quote from: Votives on November 09, 2012, 01:40:14 PM
basin pud og gi kigwa maong wala mahimutang... lugita na og posporo oi..hehe

Pwede duslitan na lang para madali...

"Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet." --Bob Marley

Feel the rain, Samson. Ajaw lang pagsigig pangihi sa imong purol, anggzo ka na jamo...

Hmm, gikinahanglan dinhi ang kaalam ug kinaadman nila ni Bugsay, Tigbao, BolBuhol, Pikoy, ug uban pang mga labirs...

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 01:58:04 PM
bitaw, daghan kaayo ko'g kaila nga nakabaton ug ingon ani nga problema sa panglawas.
ig-agaw nako sa mandaue nga duna sab ani. nikubos iyang bloodsugar tungod sa inad-law adlaw nga jogging.
bentaha pod siya kay way bisyo, dili moinom dili pod motabako.

Sayon ra man tambalan ang dayabitis. Di lang gud ka mokaon...

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 01:58:04 PM
hehehe....tanduay pwede na.

Bentaha ang ginebra kay stainless...

Quote from: Vistabel on November 09, 2012, 02:11:02 PM
our filipino blood is lesser in value and that's the truth because we are just doing the role as being subordinate. Bakit ganito ang Filipino lagi nalang gunit-gunit sa Saya sa USA? kong may threat pasok sa loob ng Saya sa USA hehehe.. 

Hmm, and this is your honest opinion?

The approximate distribution of blood types in the Philippines population is as follows (though distribution may be different for specific racial and ethnic groups):

O Rh-positive --- 44-46 percent
A Rh-positive --- 22-23 percent
B Rh-positive --- 24-25 percent
AB Rh-positive --- 4-6 percent
Rh-negative group --- Less than 1 percent

-- http://www.redcross.org.ph/

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 03:48:45 PM
basin diay ug naa diri naglok-lok ang usa sa mga wanted..

Bwahaha! Malagmit, pero di nimo mapakinabangan kay daghan jamog persona!

Get used to it, folks. Zonggo is here to stay...

Israeli female soldiers na lang kaha...

Sapli man oud ta ani...

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 01:47:51 PM
hehehe....lunhaw'g dugo nga mao pay pagpamabagaybay.

Kusganon pa ang suyla, sajon ra jamo ang pagpanghimaraot...

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 09, 2012, 06:40:20 AM
Mao ba? Wa diay sila gi affected sa age-related pathologies?

Man's body is finite and by physiological and biochemical law, will experience inevitable senescence and ultimately death.

Immortality is not a physical reality. Spiritual, perhaps, but physical? No.

Nasabtan ba kaha tawon ni...

Congrats diay sa ikaduha nimong medalya, Bay Bugs...

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 01:54:18 PM
nag aninaw pa ko basin usa sa tb member ang maka pa milyonaryo nako....mag andam nalang ko'ng daan ug sikpaw..

Hmm, unsay imong pagtuo sa makapamilyonir nimo, okoy? 

Dead candidates win elections in Florida, Alabama
ReutersBy Barbara Liston and Verna Gates | Reuters â€" 15 hours ago


(Reuters) - Florida Democrat Earl K. Wood and Alabama Republican Charles Beasley won their respective elections but they will not take office.

Both men died weeks before the November 6 election yet managed to beat their very much alive opponents by comfortable margins.

Wood died on October 15 from natural causes at age 96, during his campaign for a 12th term as Orange County Tax Collector in Orlando, Florida.

Criticized for rarely coming into the office while collecting a $150,000 salary and $90,000 pension, Wood initially announced he would step down, only to change his mind when a longtime political foe made plans to seek the seat.

Wood's wide name recognition after almost half a century in office scared off several serious contenders. His name remained on the ballot and he took 56 percent of the votes to 44 percent for a Republican who promised to eliminate the office altogether if elected.

Beasley, 77, died on October 12, possibly due to an aneurysm, while trying to reclaim his old seat on the Bibb County Commission in central Alabama.

Beasley's name also remained on the ballot and he won about 52 percent of the vote. His Democratic opponent, incumbent Commissioner Walter Sansing, took the loss especially hard.

"It is a touchy situation. When you are running against a dead man, you are limited as to what you can say," Sansing told Reuters.

He blamed people voting straight Republican tickets for his loss.

In Orlando, Scott Randolph, an outgoing Democratic state legislator and state party activist, was selected by his party to receive votes cast for Wood and he will assume the office. In Alabama, the governor will appoint a new commissioner with input from local Republicans. (Editing by Jane Sutton and Andrew Hay)

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 12:34:49 PM
hanoy kaayo....

Tin-aw ang taghoy pagkahuman...

Quote from: Votives on November 09, 2012, 01:27:42 PM
hupo bai hubag..

He he, salamat sa warning, Bay Vots. Tua, milahos ang bangkaw, naunay ang boss amo...

Quote from: Votives on November 09, 2012, 12:58:48 PM
bwahaha murag manok nga gidunlok diay... hehe

He he, gibunhok pa jud kay perming gaalingasa, wa mahimutang...

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 12:36:52 PM
mawagtang bitaw ang maya kon huwaw...kay wa may humay..

Bwahaha! Kay permi mang lunhaw ilang dugo, magpabilin ang mga majang bungow...

Quote from: statesville on November 09, 2012, 04:27:03 AM
Nakahinomdom sa kagahapon nga puno sa mga halandumon nga  mga higayon, saksak sinagol or sweet and sour.. 

Iyang gitagamtam ang escabeche nga mga handomanan...

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 12:00:11 PM

Hmm, irli wintir bikisyon?

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 11:54:13 AM
si bai segbin pod ang thread starter sa kadtong pangutana kon motuo ba'g wakwak......
nahutdan na seguro'g supply...

Nahutdan nag dugo nga supsopon?

Pirpik! Tsar...

Quote from: islander on November 09, 2012, 11:12:26 AM
gisuwayan kuno ni sa akong sister, pero kausa ra kay nisuka dayon kay wa kaantos sa lapot nga tubig.

Hmm, sagolan kaha og one shot whisky...

Quote from: statesville on November 09, 2012, 04:04:01 AM
Thanks sa info, unya ang tubig mahimong lapot sa duga sa okra...

Hmm, pwede ba pud kaha ang alugbate?

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 09, 2012, 06:30:56 AM
That's a silly question.

He he, birds of a feather claim together...

Daghang peke nga claim ning mga yogi sa India...

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 10:51:56 PM
binolanom:
Ngano bija nga injo mang gibaligja hang ahong kabajo nga powag balhibow, maajo raba jog injoha to aho raba jod to. 

Hang injong anak,

Lakam Dola

Hang gibaligja indi hang kabajo nga powag balhibow kungdi hang kabajo nga putig tijan. Ginabaligya kay puti pud hang itlog...

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 10:51:56 PM
binolanom:
Ngano bija nga injo mang gibaligja hang ahong kabajo nga powag balhibow, maajo raba jog injoha to aho raba jod to. 

Hang injong anak,

Lakam Dola

Manugsoon sila ni Karam Bola?

Quote from: Votives on November 08, 2012, 02:26:01 PM
ma ego jud ta sa patid if dili nato pahiyuson atong ego....

Unsaon ta man nga naa may gidanlak...

Quote from: statesville on November 09, 2012, 04:31:16 AM
Hubag kon ikaw si secret santa iapil ko sa imong listahan kay mag-andam ko ug sako...

Long time no read, Ms. States! He he, kanindot unta kon ako pa, wa na untay contest-contest. Padad-an ta lang kag usa ka sako nga "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"!

Welcome to TB, Bay Tsar. Duaw diri permi, daghan kang makat-onan. Ako gani nga senior citizen na, malingaw manghagdaw og mapuslanong mga kasayoran...

Friday, November 9, 2012


WASHINGTON -- The Classic Maya culture thrived in rainy times and then collapsed in turmoil as the weather turned to drought, according to new research to be published Friday in journal Science.

An international project has created a precisely-dated record of rainfall from cave deposits in the Classic Maya region, and compared it to a 'war index' of hostile events recorded on stone monuments. The research has enabled the team to create a unique historical timeline linking climate and culture in unprecedented detail.

The war index is based on how often certain keywords occurred in Mayan inscriptions on carved stone monuments, and the researchers were able to chart how increases in war and unrest were associated with periods of drought.

The new datasets provide a unique insight into how a civilization prospered and developed, expanding into large cities, during a period of favorable climate and then collapsed following climate change between AD 660 and 1100.

Maya rulers commissioned monuments to record events and the research team found the frequency of texts carved on stone monuments pointing to status rivalry, war and strategic alliances increased significantly between AD 660 and 900, during the drying trend.

The role of climate change in the fall of the classic Maya civilization had previously been suggested, but remained controversial due to dating uncertainties in previous climate records.

The research team reconstructed rainfall for the last 2000 years using the chemistry of stalagmites from Yok Balum cave in Belize. The cave is located 1.5 kilometers from the Classic Period Maya site of Uxbenka and is close to other major Maya centers, all influenced by the same climate systems.

Then, because the Mayans recorded political events and their dates meticulously on carved stone monuments, the team was able to compare its climate reconstruction with the changing frequency of warfare. (PNA/Xinhua)

Quote from: bugsay on November 09, 2012, 08:03:43 AM
wa'y corolla didto sa tsayna....naa hinoon sila'y "tolola"...

Hala! Asa na man diay ka ron, Bay Bugs?

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 06, 2012, 06:37:29 PM
indi gid parehas sang imo man wangtigs na gid

Quote from: Pikoy on November 06, 2012, 07:15:50 PM
haha wangtigs karong, bahalag ingnung kawatang basta dle lang wangtigs nuh..

Ok ra, oi, kay tinuon mang wanggits na si Botoy. Ang problema kon magpasabotsabot nga adunahan unya peke diay...

Quote from: islander on November 09, 2012, 12:01:25 AM
zi anggzo mahimo pod bayang zog-ang.

Pwede pud zongag...

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 11:02:27 PM


ari gid madam isles hang mako na lagong, nagabatog kay LA-----LA 

LA-----LA? Bwahaha! MaKANDUL man ud tag dinagan ani, kastilan!

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 06, 2012, 06:37:29 PM
te, indi bintids hang dagway ko man, pogi to  ako daw kokomartin, 

Aha! Alam ko na kung an-o hang trabaho mo, Tobs! Masahista!

Quote from: hubag bohol on November 06, 2012, 08:59:01 AM
Ah, alam ko na! Mayad para sang imo hang kaedad mong kutsi kay sang 1978 kagid kinatawo haw.

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 06, 2012, 06:37:29 PM
indi gid ako parehas sang imo haw na edad na lampas na sang 60 haw sir hubag.

Te kung 1978 kagid kinatawo, te 34 kalang gid, wala kagid katunga sang akon egad, siptuwajinarian na gid si Botoy haw...

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 05:38:23 PM
angso pilato

angso pilato, hang nono sang ponso 

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 05:43:16 PM
akon ni na litra dis a mo gid na piksoran hang akon pasking. 

Ginasundan kagid sang assassin, amo nga yataps kang bata ka kung manugsumpay ka sang mga jagajaga ni Bugsay sang "asa ka asin?"

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 05:40:52 PM
hang sayngbord

no pikoy hir.

Hmm, manugpareha na lang gid man hang kwaknik nga manug-ihi sang sarili haw?

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 07:15:03 PM
matakdan sang mga iring nakuratang

Nakuratang sang ideya nga may naa gid iban nga manughatag gid man haw...

Welcome back, Bay Gwargz! Kalimtan na jud ang old password?

Quote from: islander on November 08, 2012, 12:55:20 PM
unsa man tawoy nahitabo sa buaya?  nahubog pod human niyag lamoy sa hubog?

Nahubog unya nadakpan unya gihimong sumsoman sa mga hubog. The circle of life. Hakuna Matata...  

Sumpay ra ni sa thread ni Pikoy...


http://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=56625.msg543005#msg543005

Samtan na lang nato aron kausa ka ang kasaba...

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 03:48:32 PM
  kok dayt gid hang ginag inom mao gid brayt... 

Buti na lang indi kok siro, manugbolok gid hang lugwa haw...

Quote from: BolBuhol on November 08, 2012, 03:56:11 PM
nagahangdom sang una sang birjin pa gid hang ijaha.... indi na gid mabalik pa ... 

Pode na gid hang ristorisyon subong ya...

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on November 08, 2012, 02:36:40 PM
tungod kay namalikhaw ang mga panid sa kagahapon.

...ug nagkintokinto sa ngilit sa kahimatngon...

Kung ingi ka masyado gutom, ini lang nga litson di litsi hakdug...

Hang jonyor monk lang hang may naa malisja, grinhorn pa gid sija amo nga permi lang horni...

Run, Anggzo, run, Disinfectant's on its way...

Quote from: islander on November 08, 2012, 12:12:07 PM
nag liston mas maayo tingalig ibangan na lang sa liog... kay sa mopasiugda kog kuntis nga ang premyo salin sa sapal nga premyo ni pikoy.

Oi, di ba pram wat wi hird, donya ka? Tsikin fid ra nimo ang wan handrid dalars, Ms. Sikrit Milyonir...

tri moskitirs

bugto - putol; hagtos
tugob - puno; lukop; naduhig
gutob - klase sa isda
gubot - nagkaguliyang; nagkabaligtos
butog - di na gutom, bulot na tiyan

O kaha gisakitan sa iyang aping kay bag-o lang gisagpa sa iyang amahan gumikan sa iyang pagkaigat?

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 11:47:19 AM
di ba gilad-an pa si bai tigs sa kahapdos sa mga kasinatian, o duna na ba kahay nagladlad ug bondage aron pag alim sa samad?...

silp sirbis lang una;D

Naalim na galing, apan bisan pa man, matag karon ug unya daw mabatyagan niya ang kaul-ol sa maong kasinatian...

Quote from: taga tigbao on November 08, 2012, 11:43:29 AM
May wisdom sa explanation ni Senyor, pero murag mipalusot ra.    
   

Duda bitaw ko. Binugsay ba...

Hala! Kuyawa! In spite of her money, nisamot siya ka batig nawong?

Quote from: taga tigbao on November 08, 2012, 11:33:46 AM
Ug ang ahong ulo maoy dukdukon aw magpasalamat ko. Hehehehe.

Taymsa, unsa mang uloha imong gipasabot Bay Hubs? Hehe.

Bwahaha! Ang imong ipaibot nga ulo kay di man angay dukdokon. Hinunoa, angay ning hapuhapon...

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 11:23:27 AM
mokatow man ning tudlo ug di kadokdok sa tb..

Hmm, di ba mokatow man pud kuno ang tudlo kon paingon makabaton og dakong kwarta?

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 11:23:27 AM
ajaw ug kaguow...usahay ang tawo mapandow, pilde ang maglagot kay duna gyuy tawo nga mubo ra'g kigow...

He he, wa na tay mahimo. Garay na lang:

Bisag unsaon pilde ang maglagot,
Iyang nawong mosamot kaalimuot...

Mao jud. Pasagdan na lang nato kadtong gustong modokdok sa atong ulo. Wa pa man hinuon madokdok ang akong ulo, apan gipasaylo ko nang daan ang mobuhat sa ingon kay unsaon, wala man siya masayod sa iyang gibuhat...

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 11:10:13 AM

maayo unta ug didto mangitlog ug pagpasaylo ug paghigugma.....

Maglaom lang kita nga kon makapangitlog man sa maong mga hiyas, dili kini sila mahimong binugok tungod sa kainit sa kayugot nga nagkumbabit sa kasikbit nga bowbow sa nagbagowbow nga bagowbagow...

Quote from: islander on November 08, 2012, 10:15:47 AM
kinsa?  kinsa ang nagsigeg dala sa maanyag nga babaye bisan ug wa nay sapa?

Lisod badbaron ang liston nianang maong tanghaga, Inday Isla. Di kaha angay nga magpasiugda kag kuntis aron adunay motanyag sa ilang mga panahom nga basin, basin lang, makahatag kanimog katin-awan ug kahamugaway sa pangisip nga makapahigayon og usa ka halawom ug malinawon nga nap?

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 10:05:53 AM
tinuod...dapat ipaanod nalang sa sapa aron tukbon kini sa lilo sa kalimot....ug ang mga gihay idakdak sa batong puno sa balinsungay.

Hmm, dili usab maingon nga sayop kon ang ipatukob sa lilo sa kalimot mao ang kasingkasing nga gaalintabo sa kaligutgot, ug ang tag-iya niini idakdak sa batong puno sa balinsungay, dayon dut-an og bugway sa sampinit ug kagingking sa dili pa igaid sa pugaran sa alimatok.

Quote from: hubag bohol on November 08, 2012, 09:23:24 AM
The senior monk replied, “My good man, I left that woman a long time ago at the riverbank. You, however, seem to be carrying her still.”

Naay mga butang nga angay nimong ibilin sa daplin sa sapa sa kalimot ug dili isuksok sa kasingkasing diin kini manalingsing og kasilag nga maoy magtukoy kanimo paingon sa kalaglagan. -- Botoy, Jr.

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 09:42:25 AM
maalamon kaayo si senyor monk sa ingon niana nga kulokabildo..

Ang pangutana kon matinud-anon ba ang tubag ni senyor, o iya lang kining gisulti aron mokalma si jonyor...

Quote from: Votives on November 08, 2012, 09:36:44 AM
Og dili baho dili na mao...

Usahay pud, di mao kay mas baho...

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 09:34:31 AM
nag jelly diay...

Mao nga ga-imbento na lag estorya...

Diri pud ko mo-relax...

Quote from: bugsay on November 08, 2012, 09:32:10 AM
di na ko makurat kay good boy man gyud ko sa kanunay....

He he, unan lang ang katapat...

Quote from: Votives on November 08, 2012, 08:12:59 AM
Blessed are those who give cheerfully and seek nothing in return.
Good Morning...

Good morning pud diha, Bay Vots. Padayon ta sa atong pangaliya nga malamdagan ang pangisip sa atong kaigsoonan labi na karon nga taliabot ang Pasko.

Quote from: islander on November 08, 2012, 09:04:21 AM
lupad-lupad diay ron si bugsay sa kalipay morag si rudolph the red-nosed reindeer kay nagtoo man ka nga siya si clint eastwood?

Actually, intirtsinjabol ang among roles. Ang third role maoy permanente...

A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. As the monks were preparing to cross the river, they saw a very young and beautiful woman also attempting to cross. The young woman asked if they could help her.

The senior monk carried this woman on his shoulder, forded the river and let her down on the other bank. The junior monk was very upset, but said nothing.

They had been walking for a good while when the senior monk noticed that his junior had become unusually silent since they crossed the river. The senior monk asked, “What's wrong? You seem very upset?”

The junior monk replied, “As monks, we are not permitted to even touch a woman, how could you then carry that beautiful young woman on your shoulders?”

The senior monk replied, “My good man, I left that woman a long time ago at the riverbank. You, however, seem to be carrying her still.”

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on November 08, 2012, 07:49:25 AM
true beauty is unseen. maayo lang unta ug dili anak sa silingan. doble ang sagpa kung maohon.

Labi na kon bati pud og nawong ang silingan...

The Three Faces of Eve is a 1957 American film adaptation of a case study by Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley. It was based on the true story of Chris Costner Sizemore, also known as Eve White, a woman who suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) formerly known as multiple personality disorder. Sizemore's identity was concealed in interviews and this film, and was not revealed to the public until 1975.

Joanne Woodward won the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first actress to win an acting award at Oscar for portraying three different personalities (Eve White, Eve Black and Jane). The Three Faces of Eve also became the first film to win the Best Actress award without getting nominated in another category, and the last for nearly 31 years until Jodie Foster won the award for The Accused, the film's sole nomination.

Ako ang bad unya si Bugsay ang good...

Quote from: islander on November 07, 2012, 11:33:33 PM
aruy, kamo man kahang tulo ang starring sa 'the good, the bad, and the ugly'?

Di ba klaro?

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on November 08, 2012, 07:40:09 AM
He was last seen drunk the previous day at the local cemetery, visiting the graves of his relatives like many other residents on All Saints' Day, he added.

Nakahukom tingali nga moapas na lang...

 â€œThere is no denying that the actual number of cases would be much, much higher,” the official said. “Our interest has not been to arrive at an exact figure.”

The problem with that policy, said Dr. Manish Kakkar, a specialist at the Public Health Foundation of India, is that India’s “massive underreporting of cases” has contributed to the disease’s spread. Experts from around the world said that India’s failure to construct an adequate dengue surveillance system has impeded awareness of the illness’s vast reach, discouraged efforts to clean up the sources of the disease and slowed the search for a vaccine.

“When you look at the number of reported cases India has, it’s a joke,” said Dr. Harold S. Margolis, chief of the dengue branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Neighboring Sri Lanka, for instance, reported nearly three times as many dengue cases as India through August, according to the World Health Organization, even though India’s population is 60 times larger.


More at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/world/asia/alarm-over-indias-dengue-fever-epidemic.html?_r=0

 Here in India’s capital, where areas of standing water contribute to the epidemic’s growth, hospitals are overrun and feverish patients are sharing beds and languishing in hallways. At Kalawati Saran Hospital, a pediatric facility, a large crowd of relatives lay on mats and blankets under the shade of a huge banyan tree outside the hospital entrance recently.

Among them was Neelam, who said her two grandchildren were deathly ill inside. Eight-year-old Sneha got the disease first, followed by Tanya, 7, she said. The girls’ parents treated them at home but then Sneha’s temperature rose to 104 degrees, a rash spread across her legs and shoulders, and her pain grew unbearable.

“Sneha has been given five liters of blood,” said Neelam, who has one name. “It is terrible.”

Officials say that 30,002 people in India had been sickened with dengue fever through October, a 59 percent jump from the 18,860 recorded for all of 2011. But the real number of Indians who get dengue fever annually is in the millions, several experts said.

“I’d conservatively estimate that there are 37 million dengue infections occurring every year in India, and maybe 227,500 hospitalizations,” said Dr. Scott Halstead, a tropical disease expert focused on dengue research.

A senior Indian government health official, who agreed to speak about the matter only on the condition of anonymity, acknowledged that official figures represent a mere sliver of dengue’s actual toll. The government only counts cases of dengue that come from public hospitals and that have been confirmed by laboratories, the official said. Such a census, “which was deliberated at the highest levels,” is a small subset that is nonetheless informative and comparable from one year to the next, he said.

By GARDINER HARRIS
Published: November 6, 2012


NEW DELHI â€" An epidemic of dengue fever in India is fostering a growing sense of alarm even as government officials here have publicly refused to acknowledge the scope of a problem that experts say is threatening hundreds of millions of people, not just in India but around the world.

India has become the focal point for a mosquito-borne plague that is sweeping the globe. Reported in just a handful of countries in the 1950s, dengue (pronounced DEN-gay) is now endemic in half the world’s nations.

“The global dengue problem is far worse than most people know, and it keeps getting worse,” said Dr. Raman Velayudhan, the World Health Organization’s lead dengue coordinator.

The tropical disease, though life-threatening for a tiny fraction of those infected, can be extremely painful. Growing numbers of Western tourists are returning from warm-weather vacations with the disease, which has reached the shores of the United States and Europe. Last month, health officials in Miami announced a case of locally acquired dengue infection.

A man at the Yamuna River, an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. Filthy standing water abounds in New Delhi.