In backdrop of suspected dengue cases reported from block Konta and Nagar Panchayat Dornapal of the Naxal-hit Sukma district, the health department swung into action immediately to contain the spread of the disease.
The local health officials claimed that several measures have been put in place including routine fogging and checking for mosquito breeding. The department has also started a drive to make people aware how to deal with dengue.
As per information, 28 suspected cases of dengue were reported from Konta while a dozen of cases were reported from Dornapal are in recent days.
Two to three teams of the health department were deployed in Dornapal and Konta for collecting blood samples of affected persons. On Saturday, two teams of health department visited Nagar Panchayat Dornapal to collect blood samples of the patients.
The villagers were asked to avoid accumulation of water around their houses and cover their water tanks so that there is no scope for mosquitoes to breed.
Chief Medical and Health Officer RPS Paikra asked the local health officials to organise camps to brief villagers on how to contain dengue.