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  • Punjab: Dengue cases

    Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/L...ow/4464861.cms

    Dengue strikes again
    29 Apr 2009, 2210 hrs IST, Nidhi Singhi, TNN

    LUDHIANA: The deadly disease dengue is all set to spread its tentacles once again, as first two cases of disease in the state have been detected
    in a private hospital. Two teams would be dispatched to the residences of the patients to check things, as to prevent its further spread. One of the patients belong to the city itself, while the other is from Jalandhar.

    According to information, a 28-year-old city resident was admitted on March 31, in a hospital with high fever, headache and rashes all over the body. His blood platelet count was 1,45000 at the time of admission, which later went down to 1,20,000. Similar, was the case with the other patient hailing from Jalandhar, who was admitted on March 23 with complaints of fever, pain in epigastric area. After conducting the immunoglobulin (IG) test it was confirmed that both the patients were suffering from dengue.

    Though, the patients were discharged after treatment, the question arises has the administration and health department not learnt some lesson from last year, when city reported the highest dengue cases.

    The test reports and discharge summaries of the patients have been submitted to the civil surgeon for record as well as necessary action. The surgeon would send a special team to the residence of the patient who resides in the city, while the health department, Jalandhar, would take action in the other case.

    Confirming the two cases, Dr SS Dheer district health officer informed that the department would send a team to check things at the residence of the patient and take necessary action, so that the disease does not spread further. He said that perhaps due to the soaring temperature, people have started using coolers without changing the old pads resulting in the spread of the disease, as the larvae needs 60-80% humidity in the air, which they get at room temperature.

    The early spread of the disease could be attributed to several reasons.

    According to the doctors it is because of the early showers.

    Talking on the issue, Dr Anureet Gill, consultant internal medicine said, ?Generally dengue spreads during the post monsoon period in the months of June and July, but this year, early showers in March-April might have resulted in an untimely onset of the dengue season because humidity content in the air makes it conducive for mosquitoes to breed.

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    Re: LUDHIANA: Dengue strikes again

    Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/C...ow/4489041.cms

    Dengue continues to sting
    6 May 2009, 0440 hrs IST, Simran Virk, TNN
    LUDHIANA: Dengue has started spreading its sting in the city as another suspected case of a person infected with the disease has come to light. Though the case is serology positive, the health department has sent the sample for Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test to reconfirm the report.

    According to information, 17-year-old resident Khushboo was admitted in the hospital with high fever and headache. After investigations, it was found that the girl was suffering from plasmodium vivax that is malaria as her initial blood count was 40,000, though along with malaria the serology turned positive, which is taken as a sign by private medical practitioners of being infected with dengue.

    Her test reports were submitted to the civil surgeon on Monday for further probe and acting over the seriousness of the issue, the health department sent a team to the hospital to collect the blood samples and conduct a thorough inquiry.

    Speaking to TOI, district health officer Dr SS Dheer informed that it has been confirmed that the girl is suffering from malaria and till the Elisa test does not turn positive, the department would consider it as a suspected case.

    He added that as soon as the case was reported by the hospital, the department officials, including him, reached there and collected samples for the ELISA test, the report of which would be made available within three days.

    Delving into history, two similar cases came to light a couple of days back when a 28-year-old city resident was admitted in the same hospital with complaints of high fever, headache and rashes all over the body. The patient?s initial blood platelet count at the time of admission was 1,45,000, which went down to 1,20,000. Similar, was the case with the other patient belonging to Jalandhar, who was admitted with complaints of fever, pain in epigastria area. The serology test confirmed that both the patients were suffering from dengue.

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      Re: Punjab: Dengue cases

      Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/4809416.cms

      Mohali health officials alarmed at dengue threat
      TNN 23 July 2009, 03:25am IST

      MOHALI: The threat of dengue?s spread has returned to haunt health officials here, after it was suspected that Aedes mosquito larvae had been
      found in open water containers and desert coolers in Phase V.

      Last year, the fever had spread in Phase IIIB-1. Then, Mohali had witnessed 211 people getting affected with dengue and two dying due to it. Officials are now busy ensuring that water in coolers and other open containers is drained.

      Health department
      officials said the water containers with suspected Aedes larvae had been found in 30 houses and some government offices.

      They have decided to bring the matter to the notice of Mohali deputy commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand and to request him to direct that government offices should ensure proper cleaning of desert coolers and other water containers.

      Mand said instructions in that regard had been issued to the offices and staff there would have to face action if they did not follow those.

      District health officer SP Surila said 12 teams had been constituted to raise awareness among residents, which had got over 4,000 containers cleaned.

      ?The mosquitoes that transmit dengue live and breed in discarded tyres, flower pots, old oil drums and water storage containers close to human dwellings. Unlike the Anophelese variety, Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day,? said Surila.

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