As many as 13 dengue patients have been found so far in the district this year and, all of them have been recovered after treatment. Giving this information, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Sandeep Chaudhary said that the risk of mosquito-borne disease dengue increases due to water logging during the rainy season and appealed to the people do not allow water to stagnate in the houses and its surrounding areas for more than a week, because Aedes, the dengue mosquito, thrives in clean water.
“This mosquito is identified by white stripes and it bites during the day. According to the data received from the District Malaria Office, not a single dengue patient was found in the district till July this year, but 13 dengue patients have been confirmed so far in this month. That’s why it is necessary to pay attention to cleanliness once a week by eliminating accumulated and stagnant water,” he said.
According to him, the Health department along with Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) and Panchayati Raj department is making efforts at every level for the prevention and effective action of mosquito-borne disease dengue. “For this, the public also needs to be aware and alert,” he added.
ACMO and Nodal Officer Dr SS Kanojia said that anti-larvae spraying and fogging work are being done continuously with the help of VMC in the city and Panchayati Raj department in the villages to check the positive patients of dengue. Along with this, people suffering from fever etc are being identified by the ASHA workers.
“Continuous action is being taken for prevention and control of the dengue in the district apart from making the people aware,” he said.
District Malaria Officer (DMO) Sharat Chand Pandey also confirmed that 13 dengue patients have been found in the district so far this year. “All these patients were found positive in ELISA tests. Out of this, 12 patients were found in urban areas like Chhatnipur (Shivpur), Ramna, Adharnipur (Lohta), Jalalipatti (BLW), Khojwan, Dafi, Sigra and Samne Ghat, while one patient was found in Bhabhiya Amba village under Chiraigaon block in rural area.
“All the patients have been treated and none is in critical condition. They all have been recovered fully,” he said, adding that apart from this, 31,092 houses have been monitored so far by domestic breeding checkers.
“Larvae were found in a total of 561 utensils, out of which mosquito larvae were found in 144 coolers, 37 fridges, 45 water tanks, 96 pots, 101 drains and 138 other tires and unsuitable utensils. All these sources were destroyed with immediate effect. Apart from this, notices have been given to 286 houses in the last two months after larvae were found in the water stored in the houses,” he informed.