Chikungunya in Rajasthan, India.
Rajasthan has witnessed worst outbreak of chikungunya in past nine years as 1,686 cases have already been reported from the state this year. The cases are continuously being reported in Jaipur as 36 more persons were tested positive for the diseases.
Rajasthan is in the league of the states which have highest number of chikungunya cases. The worst-affected states are Karnataka (11,951), Delhi (10,851), Maharashtra (4,799), Haryana (2,399), Punjab (2,098) and Rajasthan has reported 1,686 cases this year till October 30.
However, health department has blamed excessive and prolonged rains this year as a cause of spread of chikungunya this year.
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