The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Inter-department coordination meeting reviews preparedness for monsoon-related disease prevention
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Tamil Nadu health officials are coordinating with multiple departments to prevent monsoon-related diseases like dengue. The state has intensified fever surveillance and deployed rapid response teams to monitor and contain potential outbreaks.
Health Minister K.G. Arunraj, on Tuesday, said that there was information indicating that the El Nino effect could result in reduced rainfall in Tamil Nadu this year, posing a risk of people storing water and creating conditions for breeding of dengue-causing Aedes mosquitoes.
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