Sources from New Delhi have stated that malaria cases continued to rise in the national capital with 125 cases reported this season while chikungunya has affected 153 people, and the number of dengue cases recorded till July 1 has touched nearly 100.
According to the report it was stated that of the total number of malaria cases, 63 of the affected people were residents of Delhi while the rest of the infection cases diagnosed here were traced to other states. 41 cases in the city were reported last month. Sources have added that dengue and chikungunya are caused by the bite of aedes agypti mosquito, which breeds in clear water, while anopheles mosquito, which causes malaria, can breed in both fresh and muddy water.
Of the 153 cases of chikungunya, 12 were recorded last month, even as
authorities gear up to combat its possible outbreak. Meanwhile it was
stated that in one of the worst outbreak, a total of 12,221 chikungunya cases
were reported in Delhi till December 24, 2016, out of which 9,749 were
confirmed.
