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Delhi recorded 325,875 cases of mosquito breeding at home in 2023, nearly 90 per cent higher than 171,931 in 2022, the data in the report shows
As per the WHO, in 2020, India accounted for 18 per cent of the global burden of kala-azar
NCVBDC numbers reveal a downward trend in these diseases over the past few years, indicating successful control efforts
On Sunday alone, 1,291 new cases of the viral fever were reported, according to the report
Officials informed MCD mayor that all necessary steps are being taken on a "war footing" to check the spread of dengue and other vector-borne diseases and the situation in Delhi is "under control"
This year, heavy monsoon rains, coupled with untimely showers, led to a surge in dengue cases in several metropolitan cities across the country
Nearly 350 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year till the first week of August
He called for community participation by enhancing and emphasising on behavioural campaigns and information communication to villages, schools and neighborhoods
Awareness campaigns will be held in all the 250 municipal wards of Delhi to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases, Mayor Shelly Oberoi said on Wednesday
Pakistan government gave a nod to procure 6.2 million mosquito nets from India, in a bid to protect the public from vector-borne diseases after the last month's devastating floods
Around 5 million people in flood-hit Pakistan, including children, may fall sick due to the outbreak of water-borne and vector-borne diseases such as typhoid and diarrhea in the next four to 12 weeks
However, the rate of reduction was lower than it had been before the pandemic
These diseases account for more than 17 per cent of all infectious diseases, causing over seven lakh deaths across the world annually.
Health and general insurers will soon be permitted to offer specific insurance cover to the public for treatment of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya
Delhi's municipal corporations on Tuesday launched a campaign to prevent the spread of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the national capital