Health dept directives to prevent dengue
The state health department and panchayat department are all set to take necessary precautionary steps against dengue to nip it in the bud.
The state health department and panchayat department are all set to take necessary precautionary steps against dengue to nip it in the bud.
He said the state government had made a comprehensive and coordinated effort to control all vector-borne diseases including dengue, but also tracing and treating all those infected with it.
Health officials predict that the dengue wave will linger for a few weeks. There are still more than 100 new dengue cases reported every day, 175 people tested positive for dengue on Wednesday
After the death of a 30 year old Siliguri resident, owing to dengue, Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) today held an emergency meeting with concerned officials to curb the dengue menace.
The CPIM activists yesterday staged agitation at Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) after the death of one Bappa Roy (30) owing to dengue.
Dengue is generally spread by the Aedes aegypti species of the mosquito in urban areas, while the Aedes albopictus is usually found in rural areas and can exist in cold temperatures in winters in the region.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directives comes even as the overall count of dengue cases reported in Lucknow this year crossed 1,200 with 44 new cases emerging on Saturday.
According to the experts, the real challenge to beating dengue will come in November. Dengue mosquito breeding will be at its peak this month.
The Siliguri Suryanagar Samaj-Kalyan Sanstha has decided to introduce a fever clinic from today, while the organization has decided to conduct dengue tests and platelet count tests for people free of cost.
Moreover, the Nitish Kumar government has no means to keep a tab on private hospitals in Patna or elsewhere in Bihar. Unlike states like Delhi and Haryana, the Bihar government has not fixed the rate of the dengue fee.