Spread of New Viral Fever Reported in Five States

She informed the house that 66,109 cases of suspected 'Chikungunya' fever had been reported in Andhra Pradesh as compared to 543,286 in Karnataka, 202,114 in Maharashtra, 41,211 in Tamil Nadu and 43,784 in Madhya Pradesh.

She said the government had deputed teams consisting of epidemiologist, public health specialists, microbiologists and entomologists for assessment of the situation and providing technical assistance and guidelines to these state.

She also said that the states had been provided the larvicides and pyrethrum extract for fogging.

(Source: IANS)