Question : DISEASES SPREAD BY MOSQUITOES



(a) the number of deaths caused by diseases spread by mosquitoes in each State particularly in Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year;

(b) whether the Indian Institute of Technology has developed a new technique to eliminate Dengue mosquito and its eggs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a) The State-wise distribution of Deaths caused by Dengue, Japanese Encephalities and Malaria during the last three years and current year in the country including Chhattisgarh is given at Annexure.

(b) & (c) No, Sir.

Annexure

Deaths due to Mosquito borne diseases

States/UTs 2003 2004 2005 Malaria Dengue JE Malaria Dengue JE Malaria Dengue JE
Andhra Pradesh 3 5 183 2 1 3 10 2 0 Arunachal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pradesh Assam 53 0 49 54 0 64 88 0 52 Bihar 1 0 2 0 0 28 1 0 64 Chhattisgarh 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 Goa 1 2 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 Gujarat 65 9 0 89 4 0 0 11 0 Haryana 0 4 67 0 0 27 0 1 31 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jharkhand 13 0 0 40 0 0 9 0 0 Karnataka 22 7 10 27 2 6 19 13 10 Kerala 7 68 2 12 8 1 2 8 0 Madhya Pradesh 22 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 Maharashtra 17 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 Meghalaya 38 0 0 29 0 0 26 0 0 Mizoram 48 0 0 72 0 0 66 0 0 Nagaland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Orissa 333 0 0 283 0 0 166 0 0 Punjab 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Rajasthan 66 11 0 20 5 0 0 5 0 Sikkim 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 Tamil Nadu 0 8 36 0 0 9 0 8 1 Tripura 13 0 0 16 0 0 17 0 0 Uttaranchal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uttar Pradesh 0 8 237 0 0 228 0 1 1472 West Bengal 214 0 1 184 0 1 144 34 6 A.N. Islands 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D&N Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delhi 0 35 5 0 3 0 0 9 0 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pondicherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1006 215 707 949 45 367 638 142 1666

No death due to Malaria, Dengue and JE has been reported during the year 2006