Dengue Cases Reported

Above news about dengue cases.

Has the region finally begun to witness an onslaught of suspected dengue cases post the monsoon season?
While as many as 45 suspected cases of dengue have already been reported in the past one and a half months in the region, the fact that the cases have been pouring from almost all parts of the east UP region has kept the district health administration in a state of alertness.

"Cases have been reported from different parts of east UP region including districts like Mau, Azamgarh, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra and the chief medical officers of the district have been already informed," district malaria officer (DMO) MA Khan informed TOI on Friday. "Out of these suspected cases, as many as nine cases have been reported from Varanasi district and most of the patients have recovered from their illness with no causalities reported so far," he said.

It may be mentioned here that the district has not reported any confirmed case of dengue fever in the past three years. Six confirmed cases were reported in 2006. As per reports of the DMO office, which is also the nodal office for control of vector-borne diseases in the region, even the confirmed cases reported in 2006 were of persons who had returned from New Delhi during the festive season.
"The suspected dengue cases reported from the region also bear resemblance to the cases in 2006, as most of them have been reported in people who have returned to the city from New Delhi in the past couple of months," said the DMO. "The situation is completely under control and every effort has been initiated to curb such cases," he added.

As per superintendent-in-charge, SPG divisional hospital, DB Singh, six beds for suspected dengue patients have been already reserved and the number can be increased with provision of make-shift beds in other wards if such a situation occurs. "All precautions are being taken to keep the dengue ward clean for optimal use of patients," he added.

It is also worth mentioning that beside the SPG hospital, SSL hospital, BHU, and DDU district hospital in the city are also equipped with separate dengue wards, each having the capacity of six beds. In addition, the district health administration has also made the provision of dengue kit in district hospital for confirming the cases of dengue fever, whereas BHU has its own set up with all the diagnostic and pathological testing facilities for confirming such cases.

Meanwhile, the district health administration, in support with Varanasi Nagar Nigam, has also initiated anti-dengue measures, including destruction of potential sources of breeding of mosquitoes. As per reports of VNN, the fogging drive has been already initiated on the prominent roads and residential colonies while health officials are also likely to start changing of water in the coolers, flower pots and water tanks to stop their growth.

Read more: Suspected dengue cases being reported - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Suspected-dengue-cases-being-reported/articleshow/6714913.cms#ixzz11qkiXj5u