A recent outbreak of dengue fever has generated concerns in the Panjgur district, with reports indicating a significant number of infections among men, women, and children, as stated in a report by Dawn.
During a meeting conducted by the health ministry, which included the Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava, and other senior officers, Nadda reviewed the current Dengue and Malaria situation in the country.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has identified seven wards under its limits as ‘vulnerable areas to dengue.’
New Zealand has pledged support to Samoa amid a severe dengue outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of five Samoan children.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have urged people who are suffering from fever to get their blood samples tested as the current hot and humid weather is ideal for the multiplication of dengue-bearing Aedes mosquitoes.
A two-month-old infant died of dengue on Tuesday in the Park Circus area. The infant was admitted to the Institute of Child Health (ICH) in Park Circus on 29 September with fever.
The dengue graph in West Burdwan district is slowly decreasing since the past one week. Around 161 dengue cases have been reported in the past seven days, including private and government hospitals and health centres.
Dengue has reached alarming proportions in West Ben- gal, with the total number of affected people crossing the 50,000 mark. Two more dengue deaths were reported in the state on Monday.
Amid the dual dangers of dengue and malaria facing the city, the Kolkata Municipal Cooperation is faced with another challenge.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that climate change is causing dengue and other mosquito-borne illnesses including chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika to spread more quickly and widely
