A recent outbreak of dengue fever has generated concerns in the Panjgur district, with reports indicating a significant number of infections among men, women, and children, as stated in a report by Dawn.
During a meeting conducted by the health ministry, which included the Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava, and other senior officers, Nadda reviewed the current Dengue and Malaria situation in the country.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has identified seven wards under its limits as ‘vulnerable areas to dengue.’
New Zealand has pledged support to Samoa amid a severe dengue outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of five Samoan children.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have urged people who are suffering from fever to get their blood samples tested as the current hot and humid weather is ideal for the multiplication of dengue-bearing Aedes mosquitoes.
Apprehending that the number of dengue cases may go up this year due to the climate change, Atin Ghosh, deputy mayor, in-charge of health has the cooperation of the people to combat the spread of the disease.
Till date 190 cases of dengue have been detected in the Hooghly district, of which 32 cases were earlier detected in Balagarh block. Last Saturday 24 dengue cases were detected in Guptipara - 1 gram panchayat and 21 dengue cases were detected in Saradha Nagar.
To combat the threat of dengue, Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb, along with the chief medical officer of Health (CMOH) held a meeting on Thursday with the administrators of private nursing homes.
Singapore reported over 10,000 dengue infections as of July 20, more than the total number of dengue cases last year.
Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb met the relatives of a nine-year-old girl, who died from dengue at a private hospital in Siliguri on Sunday.
