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Delhi to see its worst ever outbreak of chikungunya and dengue cases is a national sh

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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
 
What are the babus doing...?

No prevention mechanism/exercise undertaken...?

Delhi struggles to fight vector-borne diseases; 146 chikungunya cases, 87 dengue cases reported in 2017

Excerpts:

On 13 May, Kejriwal had chaired a high-level meeting of officers from the three municipal corporations and the Delhi government to discuss plans to eliminate vector-borne diseases in the national capital.

"Delhi will be made mosquito-free. We will have to get rid of mosquito-borne diseases. It will be made a people's movement. It is only possible with people's participation," Kejriwal had said.
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The season for the vector-borne diseases begins from mid-July and generally lasts till November-end.


Read more at:l
http://www.firstpost.com/india/delh...87-dengue-cases-reported-in-2017-3715275.html
 
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