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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Delhi: Chikungunya, dengue arrive big, early this year -Durgesh Nandan Jha

Delhi: Chikungunya, dengue arrive big, early this year -Durgesh Nandan Jha

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published Published on Apr 11, 2017   modified Modified on Apr 11, 2017
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The monsoon is months away but mosquitoes are already unleashing mayhem in the city. Officials said there has been a boom in mosquito population that is reflected in very high number of chikungunya, dengue and malaria for this time of the year.

As on April 8, hospitals in Delhi had reported 79 chikungunya, 24 dengue and 13 malaria cases this year — by far the highest recorded in the corresponding period since 2012.

Chikungunya cases are particularly high given that a total of four cases were recorded during the same period in the last five years put together.

Although officials said the number of cases is likely to drop with the rise in heat, they warned that civic authorities need to act early to prevent the kind of outbreak the city saw in the latter half of last year.

"Last week's rain has certainly caused a proliferation of mosquitoes and diseases have spread. We are hopeful that the numbers will come down as summer peaks," said Dr B K Hazarika, health officer of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) which compiles data for mosquitoborne diseases.

He said in many cases it was found that patients had acquired the infection from other states.

Last year, Delhi recorded 7,760 chikungunya and 4,431 dengue cases.

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The Times of India, 11 April, 2017, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-chikungunya-dengue-arrive-big-early-this-year/articleshow/58118536.cms


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