With dengue cases coming in from suburbs, city hospitals on high alert
Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 03:42:12
Chandigarh, September 25 With sporadic cases of dengue being reported from the neighbouring cities of Panchkula and Mohali, hospitals in Chandigarh are on a high alert. At least 10 dengue cases have been referred to PGI in the last month from surrounding areas of Chandigarh.
?The post monsoon season is the time when dengue cases start coming. This is normal and there is no substantial increase in the number of cases yet,? said Dr J S Thakur, of Department of Community Medicine at PGI.
While four cases were reported from Mohali last week, a couple of cases have come in from Panchkula. ?We have had viral fever cases which we are treating for suspected dengue. But no confirmed case has yet been reported,? said Dr S K Bhandari, Deputy Medical Superintendent, Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.
The number of cases of viral fever in city hospitals has only gone up. While 4,000 cases of fever were reported in June, the number increased to 4,500 in July and touched 7,000 in August. Doctors said they were treating all cases as suspected dengue and advising patients to take precautions.
Dengue is spread by the bite of an Ades mosquito, which bites the infected person and then bites someone else who is not affected thus transmitting the infection. These mosquitoes are active during the day when they spread the infection.
?We are taking biological control measures to control mosquitoes by releasing the mosquito larva eating fish in tanks in Chandigarh. We will cover various sectors and also attack other water collections,? said Dr Rajinder Sharma, Assistant Director Health (Malaria) cum State Surveillance Officer, UT-Chandigarh.
Two cases of dengue in Panchkula and one from Manimajra were confirmed today with the dengue test having been reported to be positive. ?There were two cases from Panchkula and one from Manimajra that had come to the General Hospital, Panchkula, which were later referred to PGI,? said Medical Superintendent, Dr V K Bansal. He also added that the room number 17 of the hospital has been converted into an isolation ward and all the cases of dengue would be dealt with there. Fogging was also being done by the administration in the two sectors of the city today.
Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 03:42:12
Chandigarh, September 25 With sporadic cases of dengue being reported from the neighbouring cities of Panchkula and Mohali, hospitals in Chandigarh are on a high alert. At least 10 dengue cases have been referred to PGI in the last month from surrounding areas of Chandigarh.
?The post monsoon season is the time when dengue cases start coming. This is normal and there is no substantial increase in the number of cases yet,? said Dr J S Thakur, of Department of Community Medicine at PGI.
While four cases were reported from Mohali last week, a couple of cases have come in from Panchkula. ?We have had viral fever cases which we are treating for suspected dengue. But no confirmed case has yet been reported,? said Dr S K Bhandari, Deputy Medical Superintendent, Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.
The number of cases of viral fever in city hospitals has only gone up. While 4,000 cases of fever were reported in June, the number increased to 4,500 in July and touched 7,000 in August. Doctors said they were treating all cases as suspected dengue and advising patients to take precautions.
Dengue is spread by the bite of an Ades mosquito, which bites the infected person and then bites someone else who is not affected thus transmitting the infection. These mosquitoes are active during the day when they spread the infection.
?We are taking biological control measures to control mosquitoes by releasing the mosquito larva eating fish in tanks in Chandigarh. We will cover various sectors and also attack other water collections,? said Dr Rajinder Sharma, Assistant Director Health (Malaria) cum State Surveillance Officer, UT-Chandigarh.
Two cases of dengue in Panchkula and one from Manimajra were confirmed today with the dengue test having been reported to be positive. ?There were two cases from Panchkula and one from Manimajra that had come to the General Hospital, Panchkula, which were later referred to PGI,? said Medical Superintendent, Dr V K Bansal. He also added that the room number 17 of the hospital has been converted into an isolation ward and all the cases of dengue would be dealt with there. Fogging was also being done by the administration in the two sectors of the city today.