At least 93 cases of dengue have been reported in the national Capital so far this year, the data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) said on Monday. According to the latest report released by all three Municipal Corporation, mosquito-breeding has been reported in at least 50,273 households and 4,847 prosecutions have been launched this year.
The dengue breeding checkers have checked 12878376 houses and also issued 45,398 legal notices to various office and residential premises, the data said.
The number of dengue cases for the January 1-July 3 period is also the highest this year since 2018 when the count had stood at 33 in that same duration. No case has been reported in the month of July, as per the report.
As per the civic report issued by the municipal corporations, 36 cases of dengue have been recorded till July 24 this year. However, no deaths have been reported due to dengue in the city till now, it said. As many as 32 cases of malaria and 14 cases of chikungunya have also been reported till July 24 this year, as per the civic report released on Monday.
The malaria parasite is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes, which bite mainly between dusk and dawn.
According to World Health Organisation malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium. Human malaria is caused by four different species of Plasmodium: P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale and P. vivax.
Dengue mosquito larvae breed in clear, standing water, while those of malaria thrive even in dirty water. Cases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-December.