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Is capital Delhi in the throes of vector-borne diseases.....?
Delhi to see its worst ever outbreak of chikungunya and dengue cases is a national shame
The MCD report cited by the media articles has harsh prognosis for the monsoon season.
The combination of chikungunya and malaria was a rare occurrence, but it seems this current spell of rains would make that rarity a common feature in the heart of the national capital. In Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, a case has been registered in which both the vector-borne diseases have been found in the same patient, and the simultaneous affliction has attracted both medical attention and caution of more to come. Evidently, the 31-year-old Pawan Kumar Saraswat is going to be a one-off case.
Harsh prognosis
What is happening?
It’s obvious that the happy days of rain in the parched city of New Delhi haven’t arrived without their share of monsoon mayhem, this time apparently, in a deadly cocktail of chikungunya, dengue and malaria altogether. Reports have flooded the media of a major spike in registered cases of chikungunya – 105 from January 1 to June 17, 59 cases of malaria and 50 cases of dengue in the same period, according to a Mail Today (MT) report.
The MT report reminds of the recent history of the vector-borne diseases: “For the past two years, Delhi is witnessing major vector-borne outbreaks. In 2015, the city had reported nearly 16,000 dengue cases with 60 odd deaths and in 2016, about 500 dengue and 12,221 chikungunya cases with 20 deaths. Doctors said molecular typing of the virulent virus strains needs to be done to know the exact properties of the viruses circulating these days and to prevent such outbreak.”
Read more at: http://www.dailyo.in/variety/dengue...-disease-aap-delhi-monsoon/story/1/17907.html
Delhi to see its worst ever outbreak of chikungunya and dengue cases is a national shame
The MCD report cited by the media articles has harsh prognosis for the monsoon season.
The combination of chikungunya and malaria was a rare occurrence, but it seems this current spell of rains would make that rarity a common feature in the heart of the national capital. In Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, a case has been registered in which both the vector-borne diseases have been found in the same patient, and the simultaneous affliction has attracted both medical attention and caution of more to come. Evidently, the 31-year-old Pawan Kumar Saraswat is going to be a one-off case.
Harsh prognosis
What is happening?
It’s obvious that the happy days of rain in the parched city of New Delhi haven’t arrived without their share of monsoon mayhem, this time apparently, in a deadly cocktail of chikungunya, dengue and malaria altogether. Reports have flooded the media of a major spike in registered cases of chikungunya – 105 from January 1 to June 17, 59 cases of malaria and 50 cases of dengue in the same period, according to a Mail Today (MT) report.
The MT report reminds of the recent history of the vector-borne diseases: “For the past two years, Delhi is witnessing major vector-borne outbreaks. In 2015, the city had reported nearly 16,000 dengue cases with 60 odd deaths and in 2016, about 500 dengue and 12,221 chikungunya cases with 20 deaths. Doctors said molecular typing of the virulent virus strains needs to be done to know the exact properties of the viruses circulating these days and to prevent such outbreak.”
Read more at: http://www.dailyo.in/variety/dengue...-disease-aap-delhi-monsoon/story/1/17907.html