Dengue spreads to newer areas
Published: August 08, 2020
BHUBANESWAR/ANGUL: With the worst-ever dengue outbreak in the state spreading to newer areas and the confirmation of one death due to dengue hemorrhagic fever, the state government on Sunday set a deadline of seven days to contain the outbreak.
“The Saturday death of Angul district resident Bunesha Samanta at a Bhubaneswar hospital was due to dengue shock syndrom. He was bleeding and had a low platelet count,” deputy director (malaria and vector-borne diseases) Dr M M Pradhan said on Sunday.
Pradhan, however, said the death of Narendra Behera, also from Angul district, at a Cuttack hospital seems to be due to complications arising out of his liver cancer problem though he had symptoms of dengue as well.
At least a dozen new persons reported symptoms of dengue in Talcher area on Sunday. More than 25 suspected dengue patients were referred to hospitals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar for treatment. The district health authorities sent 13 new blood samples for testing to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. The outbreak has spread to at least 36 villages in the coal belt of Talcher.
To contain the disease, the health department on Sunday conducted a training programme of 300 primary teachers in Talcher block. The health department will conduct a similar training programme of secondary teachers on Monday.
“During the next one week, teachers will teach the students all about dengue and how to prevent the disease. They will give the students homework to spread particular messages on dengue each day to their family members,” said Dr Pradhan.
For an effective prevention strategy, the health department has divided Angul district into three zones with a nodal officer supervising each zone.
The department on Sunday launched a massive spraying of pyrethrum extract, an insecticide. All houses in the district will be covered within a week, Pradhan said. “We have set a deadline of seven days to contain the disease,” Pradhan said.
The health department has asked the municipal bodies and district administrations across the state to initiate cleaning and fogging drives besides IEC (information, education, communication) campaigns in their respective areas.
Public health experts advocated accumulated water be removed from localities at the community level.
“They should select a day in a week when everyone in the community should empty their water containers and remove accumulated water all around. The dengue vector aedes breeds in standing water,” said Dr S K Kar, director of Regional Medical Research Centre here.
Article source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Dengue-spreads-to-newer-areas/articleshow/9520828.cms
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