Climate change responsible for 19 pc of rising dengue cases: Study
Amid record year for dengue infections globally, a new study has found that climate change is responsible for 19 per cent of rising dengue burden.
Amid record year for dengue infections globally, a new study has found that climate change is responsible for 19 per cent of rising dengue burden.
At a time when the Aedes mosquito has brought apprehensions in the neighbouring district of North 24 Parganas, Kolkata is heaving a sigh of relief.
Six people have died in Rajasthan due to dengue this year which includes a 14-year-old boy who lost his life to vector-borne disease on Monday.
Health and Family Welfare Department officials said that the state government has intensified preventive and containment measures in affected districts.
The Dengue detection centres, run by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will remain open during the pujas to serve people who might be suffering from fever for three to four consecutive days.
Apprehending that the number of dengue cases may go up this year due to the climate change, Atin Ghosh, deputy mayor, in-charge of health has the cooperation of the people to combat the spread of the disease.
Till date 190 cases of dengue have been detected in the Hooghly district, of which 32 cases were earlier detected in Balagarh block. Last Saturday 24 dengue cases were detected in Guptipara - 1 gram panchayat and 21 dengue cases were detected in Saradha Nagar.
To combat the threat of dengue, Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb, along with the chief medical officer of Health (CMOH) held a meeting on Thursday with the administrators of private nursing homes.
Singapore reported over 10,000 dengue infections as of July 20, more than the total number of dengue cases last year.
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb met the relatives of a nine-year-old girl, who died from dengue at a private hospital in Siliguri on Sunday.
