Dengue cases in Gurgaon climb to 100; rapid fever survey extended to more areas

The section said that though nary decease has been reported truthful far, they person extended their accelerated fever survey wherein officials behaviour door-to-door screening.

The section has covered 1.5 lakh houses truthful acold this month, said Dr Jai Parkash, Deputy CMO and District Malaria Officer.

“Apart from the accelerated fever survey, which has been taking spot since October 1 and extended to 15, we are conducting passive surveillance done hospitals arsenic cases arrive. We person earmarked 25 beds successful the Civil Hospital and 5-10 beds astatine the 3 subdivisional hospitals arsenic per the requirement,” helium said.

The nationalist person been directed to observe ‘dry day’ connected Sunday (check for h2o stagnation), deterioration full-sleeved clothes, usage mosquito repellant and use ointment portion stepping retired astatine night, helium added.

As galore arsenic 16,114 houses were covered connected Wednesday successful the survey and 220 cases of larvae were found.

The worst affected areas are Wazirabad, Bhangrola, Nakhrola, Badshapur, Bhondsi, Bhorakalan, Gurgaon, and Garhi.

On Wednesday, 160 samples were collected and 31 accelerated tests were conducted. 191 notices were issued nether the Municipal Bye-laws Act (1973) taking the full notices issued to 14,456, the section said.

Dr Jai Parkash further urged the radical with symptoms to sojourn infirmary alternatively of self-medication oregon over-the-counter medicines. “The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon has been continuing fogging successful the municipality areas and the panchayats successful agrarian pockets,” helium added.

In 2023, the territory reported 276 cases with 1 casualty, portion successful 2022, the cases stood astatine 440. In 2021, 327 dengue cases were reported.