{
  "id": 16458196,
  "title": "Pune Records 2,291 Dengue Cases In 10 Months; PMC Steps Up Prevention Drive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/pune-records-2-291-dengue-cases-in-10-months-pmc-steps-up-prevention",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T09:25:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-records-2291-dengue-cases-in-10-months-pmc-steps-up-prevention-drive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune recorded 2,291 dengue cases between January 1 and October 20 this year, leading the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to ramp up mosquito-control efforts. These measures include targeted fogging, inspections, and efforts to eliminate breeding sites. A nine-year-old girl from Khese Park in Lohegaon died on October 18 after being hospitalized for suspected dengue, her death will be investigated as a suspected dengue fatality. Senior Dr Avinash Bhondwe, former president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Maharashtra, emphasized that the increase in cases may be due to the city's rainfall pattern this year. The city reported 4,908 dengue cases in 2024 and 2,391 in 2025. The disease remains a significant public health concern. Dr Bhondwe explained that the dengue virus commonly breeds in clean, stagnant water collected in and around homes. The PMC intensified its control measures, inspecting around 14 lakh homes and finding Aedes mosquito larvae in 18,885 containers across 13,000 homes. Notices were issued to 2,664 properties, and fines totaling ₹6.30 lakh were collected. The PMC is focusing on stagnant water at construction sites and waste dumps, conducting targeted fogging around patients' homes and nearby enclosed spaces, and using biological larvicides in stored water. The PMC is also disseminating awareness messages through various channels and has provisions for dengue patient beds in both private and civic hospitals.",
  "summary": "Pune: Pune has recorded 2,291 dengue cases between Jan 1 and Oct 20 this year, prompting the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to intensify mosquito-control measures, including targeted fogging, inspections and efforts to eliminate breeding sites. The city has also reported the suspected dengue-related death of a nine-year-old girl from Khese Park in Lohegaon, who died at Ruby Hall Clinic on Oct…",
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}