Monsoons are considered as the peak time for vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, or chikungunya.[1] However, rise in global temperature, unusual rainfall patterns, unplanned urbanization, and prolonged open storage of water favour mosquito breeding throughout the year.[2]
Peak season
- The number of dengue cases increases in the months of July– November, with October being the peak.[3-4]
- Chikungunya cases increases post-monsoon season with a peak between the month of July and August.[5]
Non-seasonal outbreaks
- 3000 cases of dengue fever were reported the month of February, 2013.[6]
- Chikungunya outbreaks have been reported in the months of February/March, October, and December.
- Cases of chikungunya outbreak were reported post August and peaked in October.[7-8]
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References:
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2)Chandran R, Azeez PA. Outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu, India. Current Science. 2015;109 (1).
3)Cecilia D. Current status of dengue and chikungunya in India. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health. 2014.
4)NVBDCP. Guidelines for clinical management of dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome [Internet]. 2008 [cited 2017 Jul 13]. Available from: http://www.nvbdcp.gov.in/Doc/Clinical%20Guidelines.pdf
5)NVBDCP. National Guideline for Clinical Management of Chikungunya. [Internet]. 2016 [cited 2017 Jul 13]. Available from: http://nvbdcp.gov.in/Doc/National-Guidelines-Clinical-Management-Chikungunya-2016.pdf
6) BBC news. India battles dengue fever outbreak [Internet]. [cited 2017 May 29]. Available from: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-24440145
7) Ravi V. Re-emergence of Chikungunya virus in India. IJMM. 2016. Available from: http://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2006;volume=24;issue=2;spage=83;epage=84;aulast=Ravi
8) Jain R, Acharya AS, Khandekar J, et al. Entomo-epidemiological investigations of chikungunya outbreak in Delhi, India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.2013; 6(3).
9) Kumar A, et al. Clinical manifestations and trend of dengue cases admitted in a tertiary care hospital, udupidistrict, karnataka. Indian J Community Med. 2010 Jul;35(3):386-90.