After the incessant rainfall, the cases of mosquito-borne diseases have gone up in Bokaro district especially in the forestry and hilly terrains. At least 1,225 people tested positive with several mosquito-borne diseases during the past few days, district health department officials informed.
According to the report 743 persons were found positive with Malaria while 482 found with Brain Malaria infections, said the official. Malaria is on the rise in the strong hold in outlawed red rebel’s zones of Gomia, Kasmar, Nawadih, Paterwar, Telgharia and other parts in Bokaro district.
According to the report of district health department over 918 new peoples were found to be suffering from the disease. From January to June 2016 at least 91149 people were screened for the disease in which 918 were tested positive, informed AK Poddar district Malaria Officer,
The Maoists-hit villages of the district are fall in strong malarial zones. The worst-affected area includes Chas, Gomia, Paterwar, Nawadih, Chandankiyari, Dundibad and township area of Bokaro Steel City. “No deaths were reported from suspect of Malaria in last four month,” said the official.
At least 1.75 lakhs people were screened across the district; among the infected people Gomia topped having 139 Malaria 233 Brain Malaria Patients followed by Nawadih with 128 Malaria and 34 Brain Malaria cases, Chas 121 and 33 cases, Kasmar 118 and 50, BS City 99 and 38, Jaridih found with 44 and 5 cases, said the official.
“The district health officials immediately mobilised resources from the department and dispatched a team comprising of four medical staffs. 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 Health department suggested the villagers to be extra vigilant and use mosquito net while sleeping. “Bleaching powders are being sprinkled in ponds, wells and places where water is accumulated and special stress in being laid to keep villages clean educating the masses to rush to government hospitals rather than visiting the quacks who time and again fail to save lives of patients due to reference of wrong selection of medicines,” he added.