Even as dengue cases are on the rise in the last six months as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, the directorate of health services said people should not panic. The thrust should be on curbing breeding of mosquitoes at source. People should keep their surroundings clean to stop mosquito breeding. Aedes aegypti, a mosquito type that spreads dengue fever, breeds in domestic and para-domestic surroundings.

In 2014, 168 dengue cases were registered, including 73 in the first six months of the year. But, this year, 99 cases have been recorded till date, including one dengue suspected death. In July itself, 26 cases have been reported. Dr Chandrakant Parab, deputy director, holding additional charge of the national vector borne disease control programme, in Goa, said that they have sent 25 more suspected dengue samples for testing and results are awaited............Read more

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