Vector biting hard, civic body reports 51 cases in January

A weekly health report of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) suggests an unusual rise in the vector-borne diseases. The health department of the civic body, on Monday, reported 51 vector-borne cases within 20 days of the month. Generally, the vector-borne diseases appear during monsoon and post-monsoon period.

The vector-borne diseases have affected 11,944 people in city. The season of vector-borne diseases ranges from June to late October.

According to the official release of the health department, the first chikungunya case of the year was reported only in the last week. Eight cases of dengue were reported for the first 20 days of the month, including three fresh cases of last week. 26 cases of malaria were reported at private and government-run hospitals within city limits and 16 cases of falciparum were reported during the same period.

Also, 581 cases of water-borne cases were reported, which included 363 cases of gastroenteritis, 112 cases of jaundice and 106 cases of typhoid. Most of the water-borne diseases were reported during the summer. The health department also randomly collected food samples to check any chances of adulteration.