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Hospitals breeding grounds for dengue [1]

By Neha Rathi

New Delhi:People go to hospitals to get cured of deadly diseases and ailments. But what if the hospitals become the breeding grounds for diseases like malaria and dengue?

According to a report published by MCD's health department figures, various police stations and hospitals in the city have recorded over 10 per cent breeding levels, putting them in a high breeding category. Hauz Khas, Prasad Nagar, Lodhi Road, Sriniwaspuri are the police stations, while GTB, SDN and Escorts are the hospitals that have recorded high breeding.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2008
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Dengue [3], Vector Borne Diseases [4], Chikungunya [5], Delhi [6]
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