The Delhi government’s preliminary findings on what caused 12 chikungunya-related deaths in city hospitals is likely to be sent to the Union Health Ministry on Friday. We will get some parts of the report by Friday, which will clear the air somewhat,” said a senior official from the Union health ministry. The Delhi government is examining if chikungunya infection killed people or if they died of complications not related to the mosquito-borne infection. “We can’t call these chikungunya deaths per se as there’s no concrete evidence they died of the disease. During the 2006 chikungunya outbreak, deaths were reported from Kerala that National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) had begun investigating.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2016 17:48 UTC