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1000 fever, 300 diarrhoea cases reported in city
TNN 6 November 2009, 10:43pm IST
RAJKOT: Water-borne diseases and diarrhoea have gripped the city. Almost 1,000 cases of fever and 300 cases of diarrhoea have been reported since
last one week.
According to health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), fever cases include viral, dengue and falciparum. Patients suffering from mosquito-borne diseases come mainly from areas like Bhagwatipara, Narayannagar, Chunarawad, Kumbaliyapara, Kothariya Road, Bajarangwadi, Khodiyarnagar and Jangaleshwer.
"We have launched fumigation and sanitation drive in the affected areas on a war footing. A team of health officials was sent recently to these areas to conduct sample survey, in which blood samples of 6,600 persons have been collected. We will be testing these samples for dengue, falciparum as well as elephantiasis, which has reared its ugly head recently in adjoining district of Amreli, where 57 cases of elephantiasis were detected," said an RMC health official.
Meanwhile, RMC sources alleged that the recent surge in number of cases was the result of apathetic attitude of the corporation, which failed to carry out sanitation drive in affected areas on time. "So far, 1,300 cases have been officially reported. However, this is just a tip of the iceberg as number of patients could skyrocket if a survey is conducted in private hospitals," a source said.
TNN 6 November 2009, 10:43pm IST
RAJKOT: Water-borne diseases and diarrhoea have gripped the city. Almost 1,000 cases of fever and 300 cases of diarrhoea have been reported since
last one week.
According to health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), fever cases include viral, dengue and falciparum. Patients suffering from mosquito-borne diseases come mainly from areas like Bhagwatipara, Narayannagar, Chunarawad, Kumbaliyapara, Kothariya Road, Bajarangwadi, Khodiyarnagar and Jangaleshwer.
"We have launched fumigation and sanitation drive in the affected areas on a war footing. A team of health officials was sent recently to these areas to conduct sample survey, in which blood samples of 6,600 persons have been collected. We will be testing these samples for dengue, falciparum as well as elephantiasis, which has reared its ugly head recently in adjoining district of Amreli, where 57 cases of elephantiasis were detected," said an RMC health official.
Meanwhile, RMC sources alleged that the recent surge in number of cases was the result of apathetic attitude of the corporation, which failed to carry out sanitation drive in affected areas on time. "So far, 1,300 cases have been officially reported. However, this is just a tip of the iceberg as number of patients could skyrocket if a survey is conducted in private hospitals," a source said.
