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A 58-year-old man working in a paper mill in Lalkua, Haldwani was diagnosed with dengue fever on Monday, bringing the total number of these cases in the state this year to four. Earlier, two cases were reported in Nainital District, one of Udham Singh Nagar.
The Department of Health, however, stated that it was preparing to check the spread of the disease in the state, with its goal of raising awareness of the disease.
Monsoon rains provide more breeding grounds for mosquito dengue viruses. In India, dengue fever usually peaks during and just after the rainy season that normally lasts from June to September.
Ministry of Health officials say community participation is the key. people's houses. It is not like malaria. The mosquito breeds in water collected in containers, flower vases and other places. Until people clean their homes, it becomes difficult to control the disease, "said Dr. Pankaj Singh
Dr. Singh is the nodal agent of vector-borne diseases and deputy director of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) 19659002] In order to increase awareness of the disease, the department developed an IEC strategy – information, education, communication.
"We used the workers Asha to help us in this exercise. They have been door-to-door since April and inform people to remove water from coolers, flowerpots, rubber tires and other places so that the mosquito does not dump its eggs. They also check people's houses to make sure there is no stagnant water, "said Singh.
" This is very beneficial because with a decrease in the density of the larvae, the chances of an epidemic are also reduced. The department also conducts IEC activities through social media. Going further, the department decided to involve children from public and private schools as part of the process.
"We will provide the children with a dengue homework card. It's a four-month task where students will monitor their environment and note where mosquitoes breed. "This will help spread the education and awareness of the whole family," he added.
The department identified Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and parts of Pauri and Tehri as sensitive areas to the disease outbreak.
With 2,046 cases, including four deaths, Uttarakhand accounted for 1.82 percent of the total number of dengue cases reported in the country in 2016. Last year, it dropped to 849.
According to the Department, seven hospitals in the state are equipped with testing laboratories for dengue fever. "We are administering the Elisa test to patients for free at these hospitals," Singh said.
While Doon Medical College and Coronation Hospital in Dehradun are equipped with these testing laboratories, two hospitals in Nainital, and one in Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Srinagar also offer the facility
The Health Department has declared dengue as a notifiable disease, which means that if a private or government hospital receives a dengue patient, it is up to the hospital to notify it immediately. 19659002] "As soon as we get information, we identify this area and then perform the source reduction, the IEC, the fumigation and other activities so that the infection is contained in this area. "said Singh. create dengue isolation quarters in all major state government hospitals. All the beds in these rooms are covered with mosquito nets and special precautions are taken with regard to the cleanliness and hygiene of the area, "said Mr Singh
. the disease can be kept to a minimum, said Singh. He added that detailed information on dengue fever can also be obtained through the number of the integrated hotline number 104.
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