Rajasthan records sixth dengue death
Six people have died in Rajasthan due to dengue this year which includes a 14-year-old boy who lost his life to vector-borne disease on Monday.
Six people have died in Rajasthan due to dengue this year which includes a 14-year-old boy who lost his life to vector-borne disease on Monday.
Health and Family Welfare Department officials said that the state government has intensified preventive and containment measures in affected districts.
The Dengue detection centres, run by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will remain open during the pujas to serve people who might be suffering from fever for three to four consecutive days.
More than 40,000 dengue cases have been reported so far this year in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) on Tuesday.
Considering the sudden increase of dengue cases, the district administration has assigned folk artists to spread the message on prevention measures through mass awareness campaigns in the localities.
Dengue is generally spread by the Aedes aegypti species of the mosquito in urban areas, while the Aedes albopictus is usually found in rural areas and can exist in cold temperatures in winters in the region.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directives comes even as the overall count of dengue cases reported in Lucknow this year crossed 1,200 with 44 new cases emerging on Saturday.
According to the experts, the real challenge to beating dengue will come in November. Dengue mosquito breeding will be at its peak this month.
The Siliguri Suryanagar Samaj-Kalyan Sanstha has decided to introduce a fever clinic from today, while the organization has decided to conduct dengue tests and platelet count tests for people free of cost.
Moreover, the Nitish Kumar government has no means to keep a tab on private hospitals in Patna or elsewhere in Bihar. Unlike states like Delhi and Haryana, the Bihar government has not fixed the rate of the dengue fee.