Dengue incidences will be lowered in India after vaccine development: Dr Harsh Vardhan
"In India, we are at an advanced stage of development of a vaccine for dengue. In the coming years when we have a dengue vaccine, the incidence of dengue or those who get affected by dengue will get lowered," he said.
New Delhi: India is in an advanced stage of development of a vaccine for dengue, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday and noted that once it is developed the incidence of people getting affected by it will come down.
The minister told the Lok Sabha that control of dengue actually requires a lot of public awareness. He said dengue is a very typical and fatal condition and it is caused by the bite of Aedes mosquito.
"This Aedes mosquito actually breeds in clean water. It is unlike other mosquitoes which breed in poor sanitary conditions. As far as the treatment for dengue is concerned, Health is a state subject and all the state governments have to make arrangements for the treatment of not only dengue but all the diseases" he said.
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