The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned of a dengue outbreak in eight big cities of the country. The department, while issuing an alert, said that dengue may break out from October 10 to November 20, in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, and Multan.
According to a notification issued by the Met Office Friday, dengue fever spreads rapidly during the post-monsoon season.
“The dengue triggers during those periods where temperature and humidity threshold remains 26.29 degrees C and at 60 per cent respectively,” the alert explained. The active period for dengue attacks is two hours after sunrise and two hours before sunset. The breeding stops once the temperature falls below 16 degrees C, the department said.
