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Monsoon-Driven Disease Surge Prompts Delhi and Mumbai to Step Up Mosquito Control

Authorities are ramping up inspections alongside hospital readiness during a surge in mosquito-borne infections

Overview

  • Delhi has reported 124 malaria cases this year—the highest in a decade—and 277 dengue infections by July 28, the second-highest in five years
  • The Municipal Corporation of Delhi identified 9,117 new mosquito breeding sites in the past week and designated Hindu Rao, Swami Dayanand and Kasturba hospitals as sentinel facilities with reserved beds
  • Mumbai’s BMC recorded 4,151 malaria cases, 1,160 dengue infections, 265 chikungunya cases and a 79% rise in leptospirosis by the end of July compared with last year
  • The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation launched a citywide Zero Mosquito Breeding Campaign that surveyed over 1.4 million homes, screened nearly 7 million residents and removed tens of thousands of breeding containers
  • Public health experts say early heavy monsoon rains and urban waterlogging have expanded mosquito habitats, fueling record and multiyear peaks in vector-borne diseases