Goa: Decline in cases of dengue expected as the end of monsoon nears

As per sources, Directorate of health services (DHS) has expected a decline in cases of Dengue as monsoon is coming to an end.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant h recently stressed in waste manment and awareness drives to control spre of Dengue as state reels from mosquito-borne diseases.

India has witnessed a dengue outbreak in several parts of country. vector-borne disease remained active from August to September. As per reports, dengue vaccination will be introduced in India by early next year on a demonstration basis in areas where prevalence is high.

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Data on dengue cases

Reportedly, more than 1000 suspected cases of dengue last month were reported in Goa. Dr. Anant Palekat, deputy director in charge of national vector control program in Goa said that re have been many cases of Dengue in September as well and data for whole week state will be available by first week of October.

It was also reported that people are t keeping ir surroundings clean, which could be one of main reasons for breakout of this disease.

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Dengue outbreak in India

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that occurs mainly in monsoon season. Uttarakhand has been affected by it majorly this year. Dehrun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has started its fogging drive in an attempt to eliminate dengue from Dehrun. About 75 dengue cases h also been registered in Delhi in 2019 so far, out of which at least 35 were reported in August alone. 

Telangana BJP State president Dr. K Laxman h also expressed distress over sudden outbreak of dengue and malaria.  instances of dengue have increased 30-fold over last 50 years. Up to 50-100 million infections are w estimated to occur annually in over 100 countries, putting almost half of world’s population in danger.

 In last few days, almost a dozen patients have also been tested positive for dengue in Jammu and Kashmir

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