DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2025.v13i12.030

Pages: 3012-3017

Dengue fever, an arboviral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has firmly established itself as the primary and persistent public health concern in Maharashtra, which is India’s second most populous and highly urbanized state. The present paper reveals a thorough examination of the dengue scenario in Maharashtra covering the period 2017 to 2023, and following the IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) format. The paper brings together information from national and state surveillance systems, peer-reviewed studies, and government reports to map out epidemiological trends, locate high-burden areas, and investigate the complicated interaction of environmental, entomological, and socio-economic factors influencing the disease. The study uncovers a cyclical pattern of epidemics with important spikes in 2019 and 2023, together with a prominent dispersal of cases in the most populous urban areas, specifically Greater Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, and Nagpur. Important aspects of the study are illustrated by elaborate tables and a pie chart that are thoroughly interpreted. The discourse evaluates the public health strategy of the state critically, pointing out the problems of urban vector control, insecticide resistance, and surveillance lapses among other things. The last part of the paper insists on the need for a connected, data-driven, and eco-friendly approach that not only focuses on fogging but also involves community-based environmental management, enhancing clinical preparedness, and interdisciplinary coordination in order to reduce the rising incidence of dengue in Maharashtra.