Malaria cases are on the rise in the hillock areas of Kasmar under Paterwar block of Bokaro district. More than seven deaths form malaria were reported in last few days in the district.
According to the report of district health department over 470 new people were found to be suffering from malaria. The worst affected villages are Hisim, Trionala, Gumanzara, Kedla and Harsari village, said A K Poddar district Malaria Officer,
At least 1,200 blood samples were collected from different village under Hisim panchayat and 470 were tested positive, he said, adding “tested positive were found infected form Plasmodium vivax and 153 of Plasmodium falciparum”.
Three Kasturba Vidyalaya students- Anita Kumari (class 6), Bhudhni and Jhumri (class 8) are also tested positive.
On getting information district health officials immediately mobilized resources from the department and dispatched a team comprising of four medical staff on Thursday.
A medical team equipped with test kits and medicines have rushed to those villages, we are trying to provide best medical services in the areas, Poddar said.
“The villagers with symptoms similar to that of malaria were admitted to the hospital on suspect, they were tested for the disease”, he said.
Meanwhile, the villagers are alleging that disease is spreading wings in the areas only due to negligence of Malaria officer and Health department as they did not paid heed earlier.
Its worth mentioning that, the naxal infested zones (mostly hillocks region) of the district always found in the grip of malaria. last year (2014), from 1 November to 15 December, 122 malaria cases have been registered in Gomia, Kasmar, Paterwar and Nawadih while 103 cases were registered in its last corresponding period, said an official adding “From January 2015 to April 2015 many people were screened for the disease in which 553 were tested positive”.