Vector-borne diseases on the decline

May 07, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:59 am IST - CHENNAI:

Except for Japanese encephalitis, cases of other vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya have registered a decline in Tamil Nadu in the last three years.

According to the data provided by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda in Parliament, the total number of cases of Japanese encephalitis, which stood at 953 in 2012, went down to 77 in 2013 and has risen to 346 last year. However, the number of cases resulting in death were 64, eight and four in the last three years respectively.

The reported cases of malaria recorded a decline with 18,869 in 2012, 15,081 the following year and 8,714 last year, while cases of dengue too came down drastically.

It was 12,826 (including 66 deaths) in 2012, 6,122 cases in 2013 and 2,804 during last year.

Though there were 5,018 cases of chikungunya reported in 2012, it was 859 and 543 in the last two years respectively.

Cases of malaria recorded a decline with 18,869 in 2012, 15,081 the following year and 8,714 last year

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