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KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department confirmed Thursday to have received information regarding a dengue fever positive case admitted at a private hospital in Karachi. Sources told APP that this was the first of the confirmed dengue positive cases registered following the recent rains in Karachi. The patient, a 20 year-old woman, is currently hospitalized at the Kutiyana Memon Hospital and was said to be in stable condition.
The Sindh Health Department expressed, however, ignorance about any more cases which may have been reported at any other private or government healthcare facilities.
Information collected by APP revealed that a major private hospital, Liaquat National Hospital, had received 25 cases of dengue fever in June. Nine of them were serology tested (positive confirmed), consequent to necessary laboratory examination, while others remained suspected.
Senior physician Dr Nasim Salahuddin said 23 of the patients, including positive as well as suspected cases, managed to fully recover and were duly discharged. Two of them could not survive, she said, mentioning that one of the patients expired last week while another had died of dengue fever some two to three weeks back.
The situation can prove to be extremely crucial as healthcare professionals have been frequently warning that people infected with dengue fever in the past and managed to recover are at a high risk of mortality and morbidity if re-infected. Those who managed to recover from dengue fever, if re-infected, will experience much more serious conditions, Dr Naseem Salahuddin said.
Dr Ahsan Nazim said there are high chances the disease will re-emerge during the current season and that this must neither be taken lightly by people nor by the government. Necessary precautions have to be immediately taken at all levels to avoid any epidemic and associated fatalities, Dr Naseem Salahuddin said.
She urged that all stagnant water pools must be drained and fumigated with insecticides. People must also ensure that clean potable water they store is adequately covered and used without an unnecessary delay.
Water in flower pots must be refilled and plants watered in the morning and no water should be allowed to remain standing in houses.
KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department confirmed Thursday to have received information regarding a dengue fever positive case admitted at a private hospital in Karachi. Sources told APP that this was the first of the confirmed dengue positive cases registered following the recent rains in Karachi. The patient, a 20 year-old woman, is currently hospitalized at the Kutiyana Memon Hospital and was said to be in stable condition.
The Sindh Health Department expressed, however, ignorance about any more cases which may have been reported at any other private or government healthcare facilities.
Information collected by APP revealed that a major private hospital, Liaquat National Hospital, had received 25 cases of dengue fever in June. Nine of them were serology tested (positive confirmed), consequent to necessary laboratory examination, while others remained suspected.
Senior physician Dr Nasim Salahuddin said 23 of the patients, including positive as well as suspected cases, managed to fully recover and were duly discharged. Two of them could not survive, she said, mentioning that one of the patients expired last week while another had died of dengue fever some two to three weeks back.
The situation can prove to be extremely crucial as healthcare professionals have been frequently warning that people infected with dengue fever in the past and managed to recover are at a high risk of mortality and morbidity if re-infected. Those who managed to recover from dengue fever, if re-infected, will experience much more serious conditions, Dr Naseem Salahuddin said.
Dr Ahsan Nazim said there are high chances the disease will re-emerge during the current season and that this must neither be taken lightly by people nor by the government. Necessary precautions have to be immediately taken at all levels to avoid any epidemic and associated fatalities, Dr Naseem Salahuddin said.
She urged that all stagnant water pools must be drained and fumigated with insecticides. People must also ensure that clean potable water they store is adequately covered and used without an unnecessary delay.
Water in flower pots must be refilled and plants watered in the morning and no water should be allowed to remain standing in houses.
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