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.
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
