Larvae found every 5 of 100 homes: Kalka, Amravati in Panchkula among dengue hotspots
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"It means the risk of dengue is very high here. Since the virus is not in the environment right now, the dengue cases are very low. But the house index for larvae density of more than 5 points to a potential threat at these spots in Aug. If corrective measures are not taken, high number of cases could be reported these spots," a health department official told TOI.
As per the data, different teams for door-to-door inspection visited about 2 lakh houses in June and July.
In June, 3,600 of these houses were reported to have larvae, while from July 1 to 15, larvae were found in 1,400 more houses. About 1,500 houses were served notices, several others were found locked.
"If the hosues do not remove the larvae in the next visit, they will be challaned. The challan amount ranges between Rs 200 and Rs 2,000 depending upon the amount of larvae and frequency of the violation," said an inspection team officer.
The teams found larvae in stagnant water under containers of flower pots, uncleaned outdoor coolers, tyres lying in the open, waste material on terraces, and in areas where water is stored in open containers for many days due to scarcity of water.
"As the monsoon season progresses, the chances of cases going up will be more. We have requested the Panchkula municipal corporation to start fogging in the district, and in rural areas, the request has been made to the concerned district development and panchayat officer," said a health department official.
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An official said the cases reported so far in 2025 are not of fresh infection as it is yet to spread this year. "The cases were found through the Dengue IgM test, which detects previous infection, while the NS1 test is done to detect fresh infection."
BOX: STING TALE
Year | Cases | Deaths
2021 | 906 | 1
2022 | 2,022 | 5
2023 | 689 | 2
2024 | 1,324 | 6
2025 | 11* | _
* Of these 11 cases till July, 6 cases were reported in June and 1 in July so far
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