Suspected dengue death reported, might be the first of 2018
22 Aug 2018 |
- According to East Delhi Municipal Corporation health department officials, a case of a suspected dengue death was reported from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
- Notably, if the death is confirmed, it'll be 2018's first death from dengue.
- Now, as per procedure, a review committee will go through the case documents to confirm whether it was indeed a dengue death.
- Here's more.
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What we know about the reported dengue death case
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- Last week, a woman admitted to AIIMS was suspected to have died of dengue, and the case was reported to the EDMC who set up a 'death review committee' as per norms.
- The report is likely to come next week.
- However, while the review procedure is on, Hindustan Times reported that an official from AIIMS, on the condition of anonymity, independently confirmed the death.
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Delhi has seen fewer instances of dengue this year
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- Meanwhile, Municipal officials have said that Delhi has seen fewer cases of dengue this year, as opposed to the same period in previous years.
- This year, only 69 cases of dengue have been reported so far, as opposed to 325 cases in the same period last year.
- Even in 2015, when Delhi had its worst dengue outbreak, 262 cases had been reported in the corresponding period.
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Why the mosquito population has been subdued this year
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| "If you look at the data for...outbreak years, sporadic rains started in the city from March-April, leading to an explosion in the mosquito population. However, this year because Delhi had been relatively dry till the monsoons arrived the breeding was less," said a senior official. |
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Officials expect a spike in vector-borne diseases post rains
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- However, officials said that they expect a spike in vector-borne diseases in Delhi, especially after the rains in the past few weeks, adding that they still didn't expect dengue cases to exceed previous years'.
- Notably though, Delhi is seeing higher number of malaria cases this year, with 131 cases within Delhi, and 119 cases of patients coming in from neighboring states.
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