NEW DELHI (AP) -- The crisis-plagued Commonwealth Games took another hit [last] Sunday when an Indian team official who had been living at the athletes' village was diagnosed with dengue fever.
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Dengue fever, a painful illness that can be life-threatening, spreads through mosquito bites. It has become an issue in the Indian capital this year because of the extended monsoon season, which increased the amount of stagnant water around the city.
About 3,500 cases of dengue fever have been reported in New Delhi this year, and seven of those afflicted have died, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Ruptu Gogoi, a 30-year-old official with the lawn bowls team, was admitted to the GB Pant hospital in New Delhi on Saturday night and was diagnosed with the disease Sunday - the day of the opening ceremony. He is the first person affiliated with the games to contract the illness.
It was not immediately clear if Gogoi contracted the disease at the village or before moving in.
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