Priyanka Gandhi hospitalised for dengue

India's opposition Congress party President Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi for treatment of dengue.

Priyanka was brought to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in central Delhi with fever and was admitted on August 23 under the care of Dr Arup Basu, senior consultant, department of chest medicines, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting a senior doctor.

"She has been diagnosed with dengue fever and is recovering," Chairman (Board of Management), SGRH, Dr D S Rana, said.

Priyanka’s family members, including Priyanka’s brother and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited her late last evening. Priyanka’s husband Robert Vadra paid a visit today, hospital sources said.

The Indian capital is reeling under the sting of three vector-borne diseases -- dengue, chikungunya and malaria, with at least 657 people affected by dengue this season in the city, according to the latest municipal report.