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By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews
The total number of dengue cases in Bangladesh up to July 27 this year has exceeded the total for 2018, according to latest figures provided by Bangladeshi officials.
A total of 10,528 people were infected with the mosquito-borne disease. Last year, the total number rose to 10,148, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Eight deaths were recorded according to official statistics; However, media accounts put the total at 25.
In addition, nearly 400 cases have been reported outside of Dhaka, with a sharp increase in dengue cases in the past two days.
The situation is putting a strain on the resources of hospitals that are facing an increasing number of dengue patients.
Dhaka hospitals are teeming with dengue patients at the time of the outbreak as their loved ones have to rush from one hospital to another to get urgent medical attention from their loved ones.
At Dhaka University, students burn the effigies of the health minister and mayors of the southern and northern city of Dhaka City, demanding their resignation for "failure of control of the epidemic dengue fever ".
In addition, hundreds of students from Jahangirnagar University today protested against the inaction of university authorities in the face of the dengue epidemic raging in the city.
Key activities undertaken by the government include:
- More than 2,000 doctors and nurses trained in the management of dengue and chikungunya
- National guidelines on treatment developed, both in detailed and short versions
- Guidelines shared electronically and uploaded to DGSS website
- Sending letters to all hospitals to ensure treatment according to guidelines and daily notification
- More than 22,000 dengue diagnostic kits (NS1) distributed to public hospitals
- Aedes surveys conducted three times a year as part of vector surveillance
- TV Scroll with awareness messages in the electronic media
- Announcement in daily newspapers with preventive messages
- Pamphlets distributed to raise awareness in the community
- National Technical Committee for Aedes-transmitted Diseases formed
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