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The information was shared in Parliament on July 25 by Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, in response to a query on the standing of vector-borne ailments throughout the nation. According to the Minister’s written reply within the Lok Sabha, a number of States and Union Territories have seen marginal rise in seasonal ailments.
“Cases of different vector-borne ailments marginally elevated in a few of the States and Union Territories because of enhanced surveillance and paperless reporting on Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) in 2025 as in comparison with corresponding interval in 2024,” the Minister’s Lok Sabha response mentioned.
But Telangana’s Directorate of Public Health (DPH) has raised issues in regards to the accuracy of the chikungunya numbers cited by the Centre. “The precise variety of instances recorded till June is round 240, and people too have been successfully managed to forestall any additional rise. Regular monitoring is being carried out and the state of affairs stays beneath management.,” mentioned Amar Singh Naik, Additional Director in DPH.
He added, “The quantity offered within the Lok Sabha is fallacious. We don’t know the way that information was generated, however it isn’t in step with our information.”
Meanwhile, the Minister’s response acknowledged that proactive steps have been taken in anticipation of seasonal outbreaks with the onset of the monsoon. These embody intensified surveillance for early detection of vector-borne ailments, anti-larval operations in mosquito breeding hotspots and consciousness campaigns on the neighborhood stage. States, together with Telangana, have been provided with diagnostic kits, therapy supplies and budgetary help beneath the National Health Mission.
Published – August 06, 2025 12:42 am IST
