Health officials confirmed that a five year-old-girl has died of malaria in Surat. The girl named Saini was one of the seven kids from the women's remand home who were brought to the civil hospital in Surat after the kids experienced high fever and nausea.
SMC officials said that there were six places in the remand home where mosquitoes were breeding freely.
Police said there are 17 children in Nari Sanrakshan Gruh among whom 7 have malaria. The other children are reported to be stable and are recovering well.
Source-Medindia
RAS
About Mosquito Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
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