Dengue deaths in Mumbai have doubled in the past five years, says a report by NGO Praja Foundation on the city’s health indicators. The difference: Th BMC data is for a calender year, while the Praja Foundation data is for the financial year. Dr Om Srivastava, infectious diseases expert, said there is a huge difference between diagnosis of dengue cases and hospitalisation. “Only 3% of dengue cases need hospitalisation and maybe 1% are treated in Intensive Care Units (ICU). “We use rapid testing kits as primary diagnostic tools and the figures, although maintained by us, aren’t considered to be the official figures for dengue.

Source: Hindustan Times July 13, 2017 03:56 UTC