With 375 positive cases of dengue been reported in health centres located in Chandigarh, the Malaria Wing of Health Department of Chandigarh Administration has beefed up field activities for Prevention and Control of the disease.
Out of these, 98 patients belong to the union territory. One case of chikungunya has also been detected at Chandigarh. No death due to dengue has been reported till now.
“The major source of breeding has been found to be coolers and house containers. It was also observed during the field analysis that the cases of dengue are isolated cases and there is no
clustering. This indicates that there is no or very little local transmission,” an official said.
Daily fumigation is also being carried out along with field activities which include checking of breeding sources like coolers, containers, tyres and other sources, he said.
Till date, 28 challans, 50 show cause notices and more than 2000 notices have been issued to defaulters. .
Free dengue testing facility has been made available at Department of Virology, PGIMER Chandigarh, Department of Microbiology GMCH-32, GMSH-16 and District Priority lab (IDSP) at Civil Hospital Manimajra here.