Cases of seasonal diseases have declined in Rajasthan: Government

The number of cases of seasonal diseases like malaria and dengue has declined in Rajasthan by one third this year so far, compared to last year, state government said today. The decline has come about because of better surveillance, monitoring and preventive measures, said Director of Medial and Health Department B R Meena.

There have been 437 dengue patients so far this year, as against 3,181 patients last year, he said. Similarly, for malarial, 13,367 patients have reported in various hospitals in the state so far, compared to 29,000 patients last year, Meena said.

One malaria patient died this year, while last year, nine deaths were reported in the state, he added. A total of 484 scrub typhus (ST) patients were registered this year from Rajasthan, which was just one more than the last year, he said. Nineteen people have died from the diseases so far this year, as against 17 last year, Meena said.

To detect Ebola virus, 61 foreign passengers were screened at Jaipur International Airport, he said and added that no one was found positive. The screening of passengers of all international flights is being done since August 10, he said.