Overview

• Doctors in Hyderabad and Mumbai report two to three new dengue cases each day alongside surging influenza and other viral fevers following heavy monsoon downpours.
• Clinicians warn that many patients are not responding to standard treatments such as paracetamol, raising concerns over case management.
• The Telangana Public Health director has issued guidelines urging residents to clear standing water, use mosquito repellent and wear protective clothing to curb mosquito breeding.
• Recent NCVBDC data show chloroquine resistance in 80 districts, prompting state malaria programmes to adopt Artemisinin-based combination therapy as the primary treatment.
• Shortages of health workers are leading to uneven active surveillance and inconsistent outbreak monitoring across monsoon-affected states.