Latest Dengue statistics from India

Published Date: 2013-09-01 21:27:11
Subject: PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (72): Asia 
Archive Number: 20130901.1917233

DENGUE/DHF UPDATE (72): ASIA

India:
- Metro Kamrup, Assam state. 29 Aug 2013. Dengue 18 current cases; Deaths 3.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/three-dengue-deaths-in-guwahati-113082900777_1.html

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- Delhi. 28 Aug 2013. Dengue as of 24 Aug 2013, 96 cases; Dengue virus circulating type 2.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-28/delhi/41537121_1_dengue-fever-dengue-wards-spreading-mosquito-borne-viral-disease

- Bophal, Madhya Pradesh state. 26 Aug 2013. Dengue 17 cases; Deaths 2.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Dengue-outbreak-Health-department-presses-panic-button/articleshow/22062626.cms

[Two deaths among 17 cases is a very high number and leads one to wonder whether the total number of cases is underreported and much higher.

- Mumbai, Maharashtra state. 28 Aug 2013. Dengue (conf.) 381 cases; Deaths 2.
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/23-yr-old-dies-of-dengue-2nd-death-in-Aug/articleshow/22108271.cms

- Odisha state. 29 Aug 2013. Dengue since 1 Jun 2013, (conf.) 2087 cases; Municipalities most affected: Cuttack 885 cases, Khordha 364 cases, Angul 265 cases.
http://health.india.com/news/odisha-dengue-update-29-new-cases-reported/

- Angul district, Odishia state. 26 Aug 2013. Dengue 190 cases; Increasing.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Dengue-cases-shoot-up-to-190-in-Angul/2013/08/26/article1752539.ece