Nineteen fresh cases of malaria have been reported last week in the national Capital, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 78, according to the latest municipal report released on Monday. Also with five new cases of dengue, the numbers of cases have reached to 48 this year.
A senior doctor at a Government-run hospital said that it is not unusual for malaria cases to be reported in larger number compared to dengue, as both have different carriers.
According to a report released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, domestic breeding checkers have found mosquito-breeding in 38,021 households in the city till June 23. It also stated that 44,020 legal notices served for various violations and 3,073 prosecutions have been initiated for the same.However, officials of all the three corporations said that measures have been taken to reduce the menace of vector borne disease. “Dengue breeding checkers keep visiting houses and complexes in each ward,” they said.
Dengue and chikungunya are caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which breeds in clean water. The female Anopheles mosquito, which causes malaria, breeds in both clean and muddy water.