Recent Outbreaks: Dengue cases confirmed, Lahore India
The illness is spreading across the Punjab because of poor hygiene conditions, and heavy monsoon rain provides ideal conditions for dengue-carrying mosquitoes (aedes aegypti) to thrive in stagnant waters.
According to Health Department, next two months are ideal for dengue-carrying mosquitoes to spread.
Authorities say the provincial government is trying its best to tackle the disease, however, people should also follow instructions to contain it.
The disease is a threat to nearly half of the world s population. Of the estimated 220 million people infected each year, two million -- mostly children in Latin America and Asia -- develop a severe form called dengue hemorrhagic fever.