Srinagar: A first case of dengue infection was detected in Kashmir after a 20-year-old boy from North Kashmir’s Bandipora was tested positive in SKIMS (Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Science) hospital Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said.
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The boy (name withheld) of Ajar, Bandipora was brought to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura after complaining high fever.
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“Soon after the patient was tested positive for dengue infection, he was shifted to JVC hospital Bemina," officials said.Â
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"The patient has recently returned from Chandigarh, " they added.Â
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Dengue virus as the vector (Aedes aegypti mosquito) cannot survive in temperature at 26ºC and below, the chances of occurrence of dengue in Kashmir is very rare.Â
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