An official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) public health department said that this year the city experienced unprecedented rainfall, which increased the number of mosquito breeding spots. As reported by HT on Wednesday, Mumbai received 3,029.9mm rainfall this year, the highest in the past six years. He added that since mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus are diurnal [active during daytime], it is difficult to pinpoint the spot where the patient was bitten. “Despite this, our health officers survey areas around the house of every patient who succumbs to dengue,” said the official. An epidemiologist associated with the municipal health department said the most susceptible group to the infection are children under the age of two.

Source: Hindustan Times October 26, 2017 04:30 UTC