Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Gujarat Dengue Cases Fall Nearly 40 Percent; Officials Intensify Surveillance
Gujarat says fewer people have caught dengue and malaria this year than last year.
Dengue cases dropped by 39.6 per cent, while malaria cases dropped by 22 per cent.
Health officials tested more than 1.35 lakh blood-serum samples for suspected dengue.
Of those samples, 2,099 were positive.
The government is still asking officials to increase checks because mosquitoes can spread these illnesses.
Workers are visiting homes to look for places where mosquitoes breed.
Officials must remove those breeding places in cities and villages.
Health centres are also being checked to ensure they have medicines and testing kits.
The health minister said the situation is under control but urged people to keep their surroundings clean and take precautions.
Gujarat reported a 39.6 per cent decline in dengue cases in 2026 compared with the previous year.
Malaria cases fell by 22 per cent over the same period, according to the Health Department.
More than 1.35 lakh suspected-dengue serum samples were tested at 42 hospitals, with 2,099 returning positive.
Health Minister Praful Pansheriya ordered stronger house-to-house surveillance and the removal of mosquito-breeding sites.
Officials were told to check diagnostic facilities, medicines and testing kits at Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres.
- Who
- The Gujarat Health Department, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya and state and district officials are involved.
- What
- Gujarat is intensifying surveillance, diagnosis and mosquito-control measures after reporting declines in dengue and malaria cases.
- When
- The review concerned disease figures for 2026 compared with the previous year.
- Where
- Across Gujarat, including its districts, municipal corporation areas, urban locations and rural areas.
- Why
- To detect cases early, ensure healthcare facilities have supplies and eliminate mosquito-breeding sites.
- Dengue decline
- Cases fell by 39.6 per cent in 2026 compared with the previous year.
- Malaria decline
- Cases fell by 22 per cent in 2026 compared with the previous year.
- Serum samples tested
- More than 1.35 lakh suspected-dengue samples were tested.
- Positive samples
- 2,099 samples tested positive for dengue.
- Diagnostic centres
- Testing was reviewed at 42 hospitals affiliated with medical colleges.
- Surveillance measures
- House-to-house checks and mosquito-breeding-site elimination are continuing.