49.573 cases of dengue in India this year the government has made 'Octalog' strategy for prevention

New -Delhi, September 15 (IANS). The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday that 49,573 cases of Dengue were reported in India from August and that mosquito -driven disease caused 42 deaths. There were 964 Dengue cases in Delhi until August 31, 2025, which are less than 1.215 cases in the same period of 2024. The ministry informed JP Nadda, Minister of Health of the Union, at a high -level review meeting. In addition, Dengue cases also saw an increase in the neighboring states of Delhi-NCR. 1,646 cases have been reported in Rajasthan in Uttar Pradesh, 298 cases in Haryana and 1,181 cases. In 2024, 2,33,519 Dengue was reported across the country in which 297 people died. The ministry said the outbreak of Dengue is still low this year, but Health Minister Nadda warned the states to be careful of sudden increase in business. The Minister of Health has requested the states to revise their preparations, especially to keep in mind the long rainy season and the reconciliation situation. The meeting was arranged to evaluate the preparations for the current status of Dengue, municipal corporations, hospitals and state governments. To ensure that there is no lack of monitoring, case management and vector control. Nadda also emphasized the need to run special campaigns in schools, labor camps and dengue -affected areas. “We need to be prepared in advance to handle possible epidemic,” he said. The Minister of Health in the Union has given instructions to take several important steps for the control of Dengue in Delhi and NCR. He advised to speed up the ‘decrease in the source’ and to clean the rain -filled containers to strengthen vector control. Instructions were also given to sprinkle disinfectant smoke in areas with increasing fever. Nadda also said that hospitals should be specially prepared, including enough beds, blood components, medicines, pesticides and diagnosis facilities. Instructions have also been given to keep Sentinel -supervision hospitals attentive and to warn other public and private hospitals. The ministry has informed that a strategy has been implemented at the Dengue’s prevention, called ‘Octalog’. This strategy is based on eight columns, including monitoring, case management, vector management, outbreak response, capacity building, change in behavior communication, inter -ministerial coordination, and monitoring and supervision. The Ministry of Health also said that the government has already taken several steps, including advice, high-level assessment meetings, business management training, free diagnosis facilities, community awareness campaigns, coordination of inter-ministers and financial assistance under the National Health Missions. -Ians VKU/DSC