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Fears of dengue outbreak loom large: MCD [1]

Fall in day and night temperatures due to early onset of the monsoon and critically high mosquito breeding indices being recorded in several areas across the Capital have once again given rise to fears of a dengue outbreak looming large over Delhi. In the light of this development, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Tuesday said it is initiating a series of measures to prevent vector-borne diseases.

High breeding index

Publication Date: 
16/07/2008
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Dengue [3], Vector Borne Diseases [4], Chikungunya [5], Municipal Corporations [6], Delhi [7]
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