Dengue Outbreak 2015

The number of dengue cases in Delhi has mounted to a staggering 10,683, making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996.

The latest case of dengue death, where a 38-year-old resident of South Delhi's Deoli Village died within a week after showing symptoms, exposes the apparent apathy by the hospitals in the National Capital.

With Delhi in panic as the number of dengue cases continue to rise, the Indian Medical Association has issued a statement emphasising that platelet transfusions are not needed in most cases:

Delhi is witnessing its biggest outbreak of dengue cases in five years. The strains of the disease that have emerged as the more dominant subtypes this year involve rapid drops in platelet levels, leading to a rush at clinics, hospitals and blood banks. Doctors believe the coming four weeks could see a rise in cases as the temperatures haven't dipp...

The number of dengue cases in Delhi has mounted to a staggering 10,683, making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996.

The latest case of dengue death, where a 38-year-old resident of South Delhi's Deoli Village died within a week after showing symptoms, exposes the apparent apathy by the hospitals in the National Capital.

With Delhi in panic as the number of dengue cases continue to rise, the Indian Medical Association has issued a statement emphasising that platelet transfusions are not needed in most cases:

Delhi is witnessing its biggest outbreak of dengue cases in five years. The strains of the disease that have emerged as the more dominant subtypes this year involve rapid drops in platelet levels, leading to a rush at clinics, hospitals and blood banks. Doctors believe the coming four weeks could see a rise in cases as the temperatures haven't dipp...