More than half of the villagers in MP's Dorani suffer from chikungunya: Report

Dorani, a Madhya Pradesh village is going through a massive chikungunya outbreak, wherein 700 people, which is almost half of the village population, have fallen ill, News18 reported.

As per official records, the local authorities have only acknowledged 40 confirmed cases of chikungunya, however the villagers allege that the real number is way higher as several are seen having the symptoms.

The report further added that the village has a population of around 1,500 people and since Navratri festival, nearly half of them are witnessing viral fever. Adding to this, fresh cases are emerging regularly and recently 6 people as of Nov 12, have tested positive for chikungunya.

Chikungunya outbreak hit the village shortly after the period of Navratri, as mentioned by the village head Rahul Madwal, followed by setting up of a temporary medical camp in the village. However, he further stated that several people continue to remain unwell with the persisting symptoms like high fever and extreme joint pain.

The spread of both dengue and Chikungunya in Khandwa district was confirmed by Dr Yogesh Sharma, a local health official, the publication added.

The doctor further mentioned that cases of dengue were prevalent in various parts of the district, followed by chikungunya which was more prevalent in the rural areas, including the village Dorani.

At present, 22 dengue cases have been reported in the district, the report said.

Off lately , Delhi too has been witnessing a high number of chikungunya, malaria,and dengue cases.

Delhi registered a record high number of chikungunya and Malaria cases in the past five years, while dengue cases declined, according to official data.

As of November 9 this year, 728 malaria cases and 172 chikungunya cases were reported in the city.

The highest number of chikungunya cases were reported from the Shahdara South zone with 87 cases, while the highest number of malaria cases were reported from the City SP zone with 104 cases.

The highest number of dengue cases were reported from the Central Delhi zone with 490 cases.