Which of the following statements correctly describes

Solution

The first confirmed fatality from CHPV in Gujarat was a four-year-old girl, not a boy, from Mota Kanthariya village, making option A incorrect. CHPV primarily affects children under 14 years of age, not individuals over 14, making option B incorrect. Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel did advise the use of mosquito nets and repellents as preventive measures against sandflies, the carriers of CHPV, making option C correct. The CHPV virus breeds in dark holes in trees and gaps between bricks of kutcha homes, not in stagnant water, making option D incorrect. The Gujarat government reported 14 deaths out of 29 suspected CHPV cases, not recoveries, making option E incorrect.