Chikungunya
26 Jan 2019
For centuries, mosquitoes have been troublemakers and the number of people who have died after getting bitten by them is still a mystery.
05 Sep 2018
Malaria has gripped Delhi in a bad way, with 24 new cases being reported in a week.
27 Aug 2018
Nearly 60 cases of malaria have been reported in Delhi in August, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 146, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) said today.
20 Aug 2018
At least 43 cases of malaria have been reported in the first 18 days of August in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the city this season to 131, according to South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) report released today.
12 Aug 2018
With intermittent rains hitting parts of the country for the past two months, the risk of mosquitoes thriving increases with each passing day.
07 Aug 2018
Incidence of mosquito-borne diseases in the capital is going up, with 109 cases of malaria and 56 of dengue being reported this season.
05 Aug 2018
After much prodding by the Delhi HC, the anti-mosquito breeding fight in the capital is now getting a big weapon.
25 Jul 2018
It's monsoon season and the risk of getting mosquito bite-induced infections and diseases like Dengue is at an all-time high.
09 Jul 2018
At least eight fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the first-week of July in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the national capital this season to 54, according to a municipal report released today.
02 Jul 2018
At least six fresh cases of malaria have been reported during the past week in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 46, according to a municipal report released today.
26 Jun 2018
Malaria is turning out to be a greater cause of concern for Delhi than dengue and chikungunya.
25 Jun 2018
At least 11 fresh cases of malaria have been reported during the past week in Delhi, pushing the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 40, according to a municipal report.
06 Mar 2018
This year, winter was warm in Delhi, paving the way for an early summer. This means that mosquito-borne deadly diseases like dengue and chikungunya will strike earlier than usual.
28 Jun 2017
The national capital has been plagued with all vector-borne diseases at the same time. While a total of 113 cases of malaria have been registered, at least 100 cases of dengue have come to the fore and over 149 cases of chikungunya.
30 May 2017
On Monday, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal directed the municipal corporations to work towards making Delhi open-defecation free.
18 May 2017
Rapping the Centre, the Delhi government and municipal corporations for lack of work done on checking vector-borne diseases, the Delhi High Court announced, "Mosquitoes don't wait for meetings."
26 Apr 2017
Municipal corporation reports from Delhi reveal that the city has witnessed 80 chikungunya cases and 30 dengue cases since January 2017.
11 Apr 2017
According to a report on vector-borne diseases by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SMDC), 79 cases of chikungunya and 24 cases of dengue have already been reported in 2017.
03 Oct 2016
The Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs.25000 on Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain for not disclosing names of officials who were uncooperative amid the Chikungunya outbreak in the city.
26 Sep 2016
The Comptroller and Auditor General's office has accused the AAP government in Delhi of under reporting the severity of the dengue outbreak in the capital.
20 Sep 2016
Authorities said that over the last week over there was an increase of over 150% in cases of Chikungunya in the city.
18 Sep 2016
The death toll from Chikungunya in Delhi has risen to 15, and over 2800 people have been infected with various vector borne diseases in the city.
15 Sep 2016
The Centre has asked the Delhi government to probe the deaths of 10 individuals in the capital, suspected of having died of Chikungunya.
13 Sep 2016
A 65-year-old man, R. Pandey, succumbed to chikungunya on Monday at Sir Ganga Ram hospital in west Delhi.
