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• Ahmedabad: Dengue figures cross combined tally of malaria, chikungunya

  Continuing the trend of 2021, year 2022 also had dengue as the most prevalent vector-borne disease in Gujarat, according to the state government’s health department data.

  

• ‘Cases of gastro rise in monsoon’

  Doctors have also warned people to be cautious of insect bites as cases of dengue, chikungunya and malaria are reported during this period every year, along with other health problems, due to accumulated and contaminated water and food which causes typhoid, jaundice and hepatitis.

  

• Kolkata: Heat lays kids low, yo-yo temp may add to woes

  School children between five and 15 years have been the worst affected since they are being exposed to this temperature fluctuation and are vulnerable due to their low immunity.

  

• ‘Ensure health of high-risk people during monsoon’

  The Kolhapur and Satara districts witness floods owing to overflowing of the Panchganga river during the monsoon. Also, the heavy rain causes submergence of roads, affecting transportation and telecommunication.

  

• Mysuru: Health department braces to check dengue cases

  District health department officials attribute unseasonal rains to have resulted in an outbreak of dengue. Stagnation of water in city limits, semi-urban centres and water logging during the rainy season also create breeding grounds for mosquitoes, causing an increase in cases, they added.

  

• Scientists confirm India’s 1st case of pufferfish poisoning

  Scientists have confirmed the first case of poisoning in humans due to pufferfish consumption in India, the victim being a 23-year-old man from Veraval who had unknowingly eaten this poisonous species last year.

  

• Way to India’s Food Security Goals through Agrochemicals

  India ranks 71st, along with Guatemala, in the Global Food Security Index 2020 while in the Global Hunger Index 2020, it ranks 94th out of 117 countries, lagging behind Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.

  

• Pune: Marked rise in chikungunya cases as focus stays on Covid

  A noticeable rise in chikungunya cases in the Covid year has raised concerns among the health authorities of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the workforce of which entirely stayed focussed on combating the SARS-CoV-2 spread during the extended monsoon.

  

• 2020 set to be 1 of 3 warmest years ever recorded: UN body

  The year 2020 is on track to be one of three warmest years on record while the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) continued to rise despite the Covid-19 lockdown, leading to further warming of the planet, said the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in its annual

  

• Delhi: Spectre of dengue looms large on city

  Delhiites need to be extra cautious this season as early dip in temperatures may also lead to spurt in dengue cases, public health experts from municipal corporations have warned.

  

• Coimbatore: Health department to focus on anti-dengue drive

  Now that the Covid-19 cases have come down, health department officials have decided to shift some of their focus on dengue prevention ahead of the northeast monsoon, which is likely to set in by this month-end.