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Epidemics control drive in state from May 19
TNN | May 13, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The health department has decided to launch a massive epidemic control drive in the state from May 19 in view of the summer showers and the ensuing monsoon. The department is of the view that the summer rains could trigger epidemics.
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The statistics released by the department pointed out that the spread of epidemics this year is under control compared to last year. As per the statistics from January to May this year, only 354 cases of dengue fever have been reported as against 2,171 cases during the same period last year. The same is the case with leptospirosis cases also, with only 152 cases reported as against 273 last year.
This year, diarrhoea and chickenpox cases are the most reported between January and May. As many as 1,31,688 cases of diarrhoea and 7,964 cases of chickenpox have been reported in the year besides six swine flu cases and 85 scrub typhus cases.
TNN | May 13, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The health department has decided to launch a massive epidemic control drive in the state from May 19 in view of the summer showers and the ensuing monsoon. The department is of the view that the summer rains could trigger epidemics.
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The statistics released by the department pointed out that the spread of epidemics this year is under control compared to last year. As per the statistics from January to May this year, only 354 cases of dengue fever have been reported as against 2,171 cases during the same period last year. The same is the case with leptospirosis cases also, with only 152 cases reported as against 273 last year.
This year, diarrhoea and chickenpox cases are the most reported between January and May. As many as 1,31,688 cases of diarrhoea and 7,964 cases of chickenpox have been reported in the year besides six swine flu cases and 85 scrub typhus cases.
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