Erratic rains, changing mosquito breeding patterns put Hyderabad on dengue alert | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: With the onset of the dengue season, health authorities have placed Hyderabad on alert, warning that changing mosquito breeding patterns and erratic monsoon conditions are turning dengue into a year-round public health concern.Officials said intermittent rainfall followed by dry spells is creating ideal breeding conditions for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in clean stagnant water. Unlike…

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Ahmedabad’s new reality: Dengue not a seasonal outbreak, but a permanent threat | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad’s dengue problem is no longer waiting for the rains. It is breeding quietly in the city’s nights.Two new research papers by scientists from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Ahmedabad University (AU) have found that rising night-time temperatures, persistent humidity and rapid mosquito breeding cycles are turning the city into an increasingly efficient…

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