Pune: dengue cases

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Source: http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jun...o-S-Mohite.htm

27 cases of dengue in Wai
By: Debarati Palit and Kaumudi Gurjar Date: 2009-06-22 Place:Pune

Health authorities issue an alert. 15 other people in Pune have visited hospitals with symptoms of the disease; reports awaited today

The pre-monsoon showers hit the city only yesterday, but 27 cases of dengue have already been reported in the Wai region near Mahableshwar. Health authorities have issued an alert about the outbreak of an epidemic in the region. The outbreak of the disease spread via aegypti mosquito started in Maulinagar.

Also, many Puneites with dengue symptoms have reportedly visited hospitals. Dr Dhanajay Chandakkar, medical officer, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), said, "In Vadgaon Sheri, around 15 patients have displayed similar symptoms. Their blood samples have been sent to Sasoon General Hospital and the reports are expected today."

The blood platelet report will confirm the presence of dengue. Chandakkar added, "PMC employees have noticed larval breeding at the residence of five out of the 15 patients who have complained of fever and body ache."

Anti-larval pesticides have been sprayed in area. Also, residential premises are being scanned for the presence of stagnant water that could be mosquito-breeding sites .

Dr S Mohite, district health officer, Wai, said, "On Thursday, health officials confirmed around 27 cases of dengue. We are taking all measure to control the disease." The authorities are trying to check small villages. He added, "We are trying to clean out domestic water containers that are often used by the aegypti mosquitoes that cause dengue to breed. We will also spread awareness about the fever via handouts."

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Re: Pune: dengue cases

Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tr...prowl/489512/0

Triple trouble: three types of dengue virus on the prowl
Anuradha Mascarenhas
Posted: Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009 at 0620 hrs Pune:

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has observed three types of dengue virus circulating in Pune and while this does not mean an increase in the severity of the disease, it most certainly means "more dengue related activity in the region and hence more cases."

Dr Cecilia Dayaraj, deputy director of NIV and who has been working in the field of dengue research told The Indian Express that they had observed three serotypes in 2007 and now this year. These serotypes are Dengue 1, Dengue 2 and Dengue 3. She allayed fears about the virus es being more virulent and averred that Pune is seeing a lot of dengue activity.

"Infection with one of these serotypes provides immunity to only that type of virus for life. So persons living in a dengue endemic area can have more than one dengue infection during their lifetime," says Dayaraj. This virus is is transmitted by mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti), which prefer fresh water for breeding.

Intermittent rain and warm climate contribute to mosquito breeding in accumulated rain water in the vicinity of human habitat.

According to the Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme ? a central nodal agency for the prevention and control of vector borne diseases, there are a total of 1023 cases of dengue and four deaths in the country till April 30 this year.

"Pune has seen 31 positive cases of dengue in April and May this year while Pimpri has 21 positive cases," says Dr Narayan Solanki, assistant director of Health Services, Maharashtra. There have been 41 outbreaks of the disease in Maharashtra and 401 patients with fever have been registered. Out of 266 samples sent to the National Institute of Virology, at least 176 were positive for dengue. Satara has 36 cases of dengue while Kolhapur has 15 and Nashik 14. There were 12 cases of dengue in Sangli and 10 in Thane, Solanki says.

In fact, state government health officials point out that there has been a 76 per cent increase in the number of cases of malaria as well - particularly in Mumbai with as many as 3,172 cases being infected in months of April and May this year. Pune also has 122 cases of malaria as against last year's 116 cases in April- May months. A total of 6,385 cases of malaria have been registered this year in April- May this year as against last year's 5,212, says Solanki.

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Re: Pune: dengue cases

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/N...ow/4844369.cms

Dengue cases rising in state
Umesh Isalkar, TNN 1 August 2009, 06:20am IST

PUNE: With the city leading in the number of H1N1 cases in the state, it has another problem to contend with: dengue. The number of dengue cases
are rising by the day.

The Union health ministry rushed a national team of experts to Pune on Friday to launch urgent measures to prevent the spread of dengue. The number of dengue cases in the state has increased three-fold from last year ? there were 166 dengue cases upto July 2008 but 459 cases till July this year. Pune district, with 122 dengue cases, has the highest number in the state.

"We have conducted an in-depth review of dengue outbreaks in the state. There is a marked increase in the number of dengue cases as compared to last year," R S Sharma, joint director of National Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP), Union ministry of health, New Delhi, told TOI on Friday. Sharma came to the city as part of a survey on the large number of dengue outbreaks in the state.

"There is water scarcity all over the state. This leads to water storage, and the larvae of the dengue mosquito grow in clean water," says state entomologist A S Bhosale. Besides, 16 sentinel centres for the diagnosis of dengue were set up in the state last year and more cases are being detected, he said.

Of the 122 dengue cases reported in Pune district, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has reported the highest at 78 cases.

"The reason is simple. Our surveillance system is absolutely streamlined and is being constantly upgraded. We don't let a single case go undetected. That's the reason why the PCMC has registered the highest number of cases," said Rajshekhar Iyer, medical director, PCMC.

Rubbishing this ?logic', Sharma said, "We admit that surveillance has led to the detection of cases, but why has the civic body not initiated prompt steps to curb the cases?"

Sharma said the Urban Malaria Scheme has not been implemented by the PCMC. "Under this, the municipal corporation has a full-fledged unit for prevention and control of malaria. But, since has not been implemented, they do not have the infrastructure to control vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue."

"We have asked the PCMC to employ 250 field workers to arrest the growth cycle of the mosquito in the next 10 days to bring down the cases," Sharma said. Milind Jawal, PCMC medical officer, said, "We already employed 60 field workers on July 30. They will start inspecting housing societies and residential areas from today (August 1). We have given them training on how to use anti-larvicides like Temephos etc."

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Re: Pune: dengue cases

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/n...ow/4992325.cms

Dengue on the rise
Umesh Isalkar, TNN 10 September 2009, 12:17am IST

PUNE: While the city is leading in H1N1 flu cases in the state, its position in dengue fever is also getting equally grim everyday. There is a
marked increase in the number of confirmed cases from 170 registered cases till August last year to 273 up to August this year. Notably, of the 273 cases, as many as 194 cases have been registered within the limits of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).

Taking a dig at the failure of the PCMC in controlling the dengue cases in Pimpri-Chinchwad, R S Sharma, joint director of the National Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme, New Delhi, said: "There is process called source reduction method' by which any dengue outbreak can be controlled within ten days with exhaustive surveillance. In our review meeting in Pune last month, we have asked the PCMC to employ 250 field workers to arrest the growth cycle of mosquitoes to bring down the number of cases. If they had done that the dengue cases would have definitely come down."

Admitting that the civic body has been asked to deploy 250 field workers, PCMC medical director Rajshekhar Iyer said: "At present, the PCMC has deployed 47 field workers. However, he added that the PCMC has not been given the urban malaria scheme', under which the corporation would have a full-fledged unit for prevention and control of malaria. "Since the scheme has not been extended, we do not have the infrastructure to control vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue.''

Meanwhile, head of the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) insect control department Sadashiv Patole said: "We have 250 workers in to check the breeding spots of dengue mosquitoes. Besides, we have a list of such breeding sites. We are taking all precautions to arrest the growth cycle of the mosquitoes. We have also given our field workers to the PCMC."

The PMC has registered 33 dengue cases till August this year, Patole said. However, as per the data given by a city laboratory, over 200 people were diagnosed with dengue between June and September this year. "We have screened over 300 patients, of which 200 were confirmed dengue cases," said Ajit Golwilkar, managing director of Golwilkar Metropolis Health Services Pvt Ltd.

Meanwhile, state entomologist A S Bhosale said, "There is water scarcity all over the state, which leads to water storage. Larvae of dengue mosquitoes grow in clean water."

As many as 16 sentinel centres for diagnosis of dengue were set up in the state last year. That's why more cases are being detected, he added.

Citizens should not leave stagnant water for more than a few days in and around their houses as it breeds the aedes aegypti mosquito, vector for the dengue fever, said Patole.

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Re: Pune: dengue cases

Source: http://www.sakaaltimes.com/2009/10/2...laims-thr.html

PMC alert as dengue claims three
Special Correspondent
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 AT 3:10 PM


PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation on Tuesday said it had recorded three deaths due to dengue in the city, even as it put its entire health machinery on alert in an attempt to prevent any further spread of the dreaded diseases which has now taken as many as 48 people in its grip.

At least 25 patients suffering from dengue have been admitted to KEM Hospital, four of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

PMC health department head Dr R R Pardeshi, however, said a number of these patients had come down from outside Pune.

Two of these deaths were reported in September and one in October. All the three deaths have been in nearby houses in Sahakarnagar.


The names of the three were given as Vikas More, Sanjay Kadam and Nanda Sharma.

However, positive cases are pouring in from Vadgaon Sheri, Bhavani Peth, Rasta Peth, Karve Road and Kothrud.

Though the first of the positive cases this year was reported as early as March, the disease has suddenly shown signs of rapid spread. The number of suspected cases in October so far, has been put at 32, double what were recorded in last month. The number of suspect dengue cases is on the rise every month since March, when the first cases were reported.

The PMC has served notices to a number of builders and developers, who tend to keep large water storage tanks at construction sites, creating conditions conducive for mosquito growth. Areas with scrap godowns and unattended swimming pools in housing societies were most vulnerable to the diseases, Dr Pardeshi said.

However, the only way to kill such mosquitoes is to get the area chemically fogged via PMC. ?There is no other over the counter drug that people can buy from market and spray in their house,?? Pardeshi said.
COUNTERING DENGUE
- Fresh water storage areas are the most common breeding grounds for the Aedes aegypti species of mosquitoes which spread dengue. They have white stripes on their legs. Air conditioners, coolers, small empty containers of food, terraces, money plants grown in bottles, bottom surfaces of flower vases, tyres and tubes which collect water are sources of the mosquito.

- These mosquitoes, unlike those which cause malaria, bite only during daytime and result in a rash around the areas of skin where they attack. The incubation period for the disease is seven days.

- Symptoms of dengue include high fever, severe bodyache and itching are the common symptoms. As such, fogging is effective when done not just in the house of the affected patient, but at least 250 to 300 other houses surrounding it.
FOLLOW THESE DOS AND DON?TS
Dos to tackle dengue
- Maintain cleanliness, hygiene and dry vicinity.
- Use mosquito nets and repellents while sleeping or put screens on windows and doorways.
- Immediately visit a doctor in case of fever with headache, bodyache, joint pains and rash.
- Avoid mosquito bites
- Wash your hands with soap before eating and after using bathroom
Don?t
- Allow water to accumulate in discarded tins, empty bottles, water coolers, coconut shells, plastic containers, unused tyres etc