Health Alerts

From Jaipur’s first Zika virus infection, which was confirmed in the Rajasthan capital on Sept 23rd, further testing has identified a total of 29 cases - the largest count in India to date. All confirmed infections have been in a northern area of Jaipur, Shastri Nagar. A team of experts has been sent to the city to assist with control measures while the NCDC (National Centre for Disease Control) monitors the outbreak. Read more 
INTERMITTENT rain is allowing disease-carrying mosquitoes to breed, adding to the number of dengue fever, chikungunya and malaria cases being reported in Delhi. The city has also experienced a sharp rise in flu infections.  A recent rise in chikungunya infections in the city of Vadodara, in the western state of Gujarat, has officials concerned. The end of the monsoons will bring about a reduction in the number of leptospirosis infections which have killed 12 people in Mumbai this year, but dengue fever is likely to affect the city until November. Scrub typhus has killed more people than dengue fever in Himachal Pradesh – Shimla reported 12 deaths due to the mite-borne disease. In neighbouring Bangladesh, this year has proved to be a record for dengue fever infections – the highest tally since the virus was first detected in the country in the year 2000. Dhaka has recorded most cases. Read more