First Dengue death reported in Delhi

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Dengue cases in Delhi at 563; crosses last year`s figure

New Delhi, Sept 29: The onslaught of dengue continued unabated in the national capital with 14 new cases, taking the number of infected people to 563 this season, crossing last year's annual figure of 548.

Civic agencies, whose problems have been compounded by over 2,500 Domestic Breeding Checkers (DBCs) demanding regularisation of work, however, maintained that there is nothing to worry as the virus is likely to abate in another 7-10 days.

Najafgarh continued to be the hot spot of the disease with 79 patients testing positive for the virus so far in the district. Close on the heels are Shahadra North with 67 and West Delhi with 62 cases.

"The number of cases stand at 563, with 14 new cases recorded today," said MCD Public Health Committee Chairman V K Monga.

The civic body, he said, has told the striking workers to either resume work by today and in case of failure, they will be disengaged.

"The strike was sheer blackmail, given the sensitive time of mosquito breeding and we have communicated to the striking DBCs that they will be shown the door if they do not resume work today," Monga said, adding the process is on to recruit fresh workers.

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Dengue cases climb to 724, MCD claims disease on decline
8 Oct 2008, 0000 hrs IST,TNN

NEW DELHI: Till Tuesday, 724 dengue cases have been reported in the Capital. Despite a steady rise in the dengue cases, Municipal Corporation of
Delhi (MCD) says that there is no reason to panic. In fact, MCD officials are claiming that there is a decline in the number of dengue cases.

"The numbers are not going up. Instead, we are reporting less number of cases with each passing day. If you compare the number of cases so far with the corresponding period in 2006, there is hardly any difference. We had reported nearly 628 cases in 2006 during this period. In the coming days, the number of cases will decrease further,'' said Dr NK Yadav, CMO, MCD.

MCD says that this year dengue breeding season started early due to early monsoon. Usually, dengue cases are reported after monsoon, as the temperature conditions are conducive for the breeding of Aedes aegypti mosquito, which breeds in stagnant fresh water and is responsible for the spreading of the disease.

"Dengue cases are reported at the end of August or during mid-September. But this time, due to the weather conditions, cases were reported earlier. The period during which maximum dengue cases are reported has definitely stretched,'' said Dr Yadav.

This year has been difficult for MCD, as their domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) had gone on a strike, demanding regularization of services, early last month. It was only last week that the DBCs called off their strike.

 

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Fewer dengue deaths this year: MCD
12 Oct 2008, 0004 hrs IST,TNN

NEW DELHI: With 17 new cases reported on Saturday, 796 dengue cases have been reported in the Capital so far, including two deaths.

During the dengue outbreak in the Capital in 2006, 742 cases were reported during the corresponding period. Though the number of cases this year are still more as compared to 2006, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) says there is nothing to worry as the number of deaths are very less this year.

In 2006, 14 deaths were reported from Delhi and nine from outside but this year just two deaths have been reported. "The number of deaths is very few this year. The masses are better informed, courtesy our awareness campaigns,'' said Dr NK Yadav, MHO, MCD.

Maximum cases are reported from Nazafgarh, west Delhi and Rohini areas. "These areas are close to Gurgaon and a lot of people work in Gurgoan. Therefore, the number of cases is more in these areas,'' said a health official. "We are reporting less number of cases with each passing day. In coming days we will match the figures reported in 2006,'' he added.

 

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14 new cases of Dengue detected in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 13: The number of people affected with dengue reached 822 in the national capital with 14 new cases being detected on Monday, but the virus seems to be on the wane owing to weeks of dry weather, civic agencies said.

"Total cases of the dengue-hit persons reached 822 today, with 14 fresh cases in Delhi," MCD Public Health Committee Chairman V K Monga said.

Najafgarh remained the worst-hit in the national capital region, with 115 cases of the disease so far this season, while West Delhi and Shahdra North closely follow with 110 and 103 cases respectively.

While bulk of the total cases, over 400, were reported last month, the first two weeks of October have registered close to 100 cases.

In 2006, when the disease took epidemic proportions, the number of cases in the NCR had crossed 1450, with a total of 2100 cases being reported in the month of October alone, Monga said.

As compared to that year, the virus is well within control and if the weather continues to be favourable, it would wane very soon, Monga added.

Two people have so far succumbed to the disease, while in 2006, 14 people had died.

The spurt in the cases of the disease this year was attributed to the early onset of monsoon, which created favourable conditions for mosquito breeding.

Most of the Domestic Breeding Checkers (DBCs), who were on strike demanding regularisation of jobs, have also returned to work. However, the slight decrease in the number of cases being reported daily is credited to dry weather, Monga added.

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Dengue cases touch 1,019, virus appears to be on decline

New Delhi, Oct 24: The number of cases of dengue in the national capital reached 1,019 today, with 12 more patients testing positive for the virus, which, health officials claimed, is now showing signs of slowing down.

"Twelve more cases of the disease were detected today, taking the number to 1,019 but the worst is over this season," MCD Public Health Committee Chairman V K Monga said.

While in 2006 and 2003, when the disease had taken almost epidemic proportions, the effect was felt till the end of November, the virus appears to be on the wane this time.

"As the early onset of monsoon had resulted in a spate of cases early in the season, the possibility of an early winter means the virus is likely to subside soon," Monga said.

The year 2006 had reported 1386 cases in Delhi and 754 cases in adjoining states till this time of October.

Civic officials have maintained that the unusually long rainy season and the resultant humidity were the reasons for the high incidence of dengue in Delhi.

As the winter slowly sets in, the fall in temperature will lead to a decline in the cases of the disease, they said.

"For the next month, we are likely to detect 7-10 cases on an average daily, before the virus finally dies down," Monga said. The city saw two dengue deaths this year.

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Dengue Outbreak
3,988 cases, 49 deaths
Haryana, Delhi dengue hubs; Punjab, Chandigarh close behind
Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 26
The Dengue management in India leaves much to be desired, with as many as 3,988 cases already reported so far, this year. There have been at least 49-recorded deaths attributed to the outbreak of the viral disease in the country till October 8. All this, despite the government formulating a specific disease-control programme for dengue, for which a separate budget has been allocated in the 11th Five Year Plan.

Last year, Rs 2.50 crore was sanctioned for the purpose; the budget this year has been upped to Rs 16.69 crore. Enhanced allocations have, however, been of little help, with the government admitting to the outbreak of dengue in 12 states and three UTs in India in 2008.

?Normally dengue is reported from 22 states and UTs,? the government reasons, arguing that intensified monitoring and surveillance of the disease has led to better management of dengue cases in the country, and the number of deaths due to the disease has also declined. Case fatality rate, as per the government?s admission to the Lok Sabha in response to a related query, has come down from 1.5 per cent in 2006 to 1.2 per cent this year.

That, however, is hardly a solace, considering dengue outbreak continues across swathes of the so-called developed pockets in northern India, including the states of Haryana and Delhi, which have emerged as the dengue hubs. Together, these two states account for 40 per cent of dengue cases reported from India till October, this year. Haryana leads the pack of 12 states still in the grip of the viral fever, accounting for a whopping 849 cases out of the total 3,988.

Next comes national capital Delhi with 743 reported dengue cases, followed by Gujarat at 366, Tamil Nadu at 314, Maharashtra at 291, West Bengal at 232, Karnataka at 231 and Rajasthan at 204.

Rest of the cases have been reported from Andhra Pradesh (111), Punjab (94), Chandigarh (75), Puducherry (32) and Uttar Pradesh (22).

Among the states hit by dengue this year, Goa has reported minimum cases at 21. As far as dengue deaths go, Maharashtra leads, accounting for 50 per cent of case fatality in India this year. Of the 49-dengue deaths reported in the country till October 8, 20 are from Maharashtra alone, followed by 10 in Haryana. The socially and economically developed states of Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have also contributed a fair share to dengue fatality; together they account for 8 dengue deaths so far in 2008.

A part of the dengue outbreak in the country is attributed to faulty testing, with dengue testing kits not measuring up to the mandatory quality standards. There is evidence (with references to the effect made even by the US Food and Drug Administration) of sub-standard dengue testing kits in circulation in India, with no proper regulatory and monitoring mechanism in place to assure quality.