Center had convened a high-level meeting on September 18, 2021 to discuss the emerging challenge of serotype-2 dengue cases that have wreaked havoc in 11 states across the country. The Health Secretary suggested that the state take steps such as early detection of dengue cases, adequate storage of testing kits, medicines and larvicides, operation of fever helpline. States were also urged to take prompt response to public health action such as fever surveys, vector control, contact tracing, alerting blood banks to maintain adequate stocks of blood and blood components, especially platelets. Deploy teams. States have also been requested to launch