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The Telangana State public health department on Thursday said that a total of 447 chikungunya positive cases, out of 13, 320 samples tested, were reported between August and November 12, 2024

Recently, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention alerted people flying from and to the US about the large number of undiagnosed cases of chikungunya in the State

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged that it has ‘identified a higher-than-expected number of chikungunya cases among U.S. travelers returning from the state of Telangana. The CDC in its advisory to travelers also shared necessary precautions to be taken from mosquitoes, which cause chikungunya.

Chikungunya continues to remain a major viral disease that has surged along with dengue infections in Telangana, during the ongoing monsoons.

While schools in the city are reporting viral infections, it is more prevalent in the rural areas particularly in the places with poor sanitation and sparse healthcare facilities.

Betamalla Premkumar, who was pursuing engineering at Bollikunta Vaagdevi College was suffering from fever and was admitted to private hospital on Friday

State sees significant surge in vector-borne diseases, people told to take precautions

It is a fact that Telangana State is among several Indian states to report Zika positive cases in 2022-21, during the height of Covid-19 pandemic.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Harish Babu alleged that due to the incompetence of the Congress government, the local bodies in the State were suffering from lack of funds.

The senior public health official has issued an advisory comprising of precautions to be taken against seasonal ailments.

The downward trend is being attributed by officials to a slew of measures taken by them

This single-dose vaccine is intended for individuals aged 18 and older at a heightened risk of Chikungunya virus exposure, transmitted primarily through infected mosquitoes.

Cases of chikungunya have also been on the rise with the state recording 12 new cases on Friday, he said The state has so far recorded 261 cases of chikungunya, the official said.

Potency of antibodies generated against chikungunya infection was higher during patients' recovery phase than that during their acute infection phase.

As floodwaters recede and stagnant pools of water remain in various areas, concerns have escalated about the breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.

In order to reduce dengue and malaria cases, instructions have been given to the sanitation department to conduct a cleanliness blitz in flood-affected areas. 

Climate change can lead to global outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases, warned the World Health Organization on Wednesday.

Back in July, the number confirmed dengue cases in Telangana were nearly 542 and in August the number of dengue cases has gone-up to 1827.

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