The threat of leptospirosis is looming large in the district, as 11 suspected cases were reported on Thursday. One case each was reported from Kalady, Elenji, Kothamangalam, Marady, Varappuzha, Karukutty, Ramamangalam, Muvatupuzha, Eloor, Alangad, and Pallarimangalm.
District Medical Officer N.K. Kuttappan told The Hindu that the Health authorities were fully alert.
Earlier, Doxycycline tablets had been given to people as a prophylactic measure considering the enormity of the health hazard the floods could cause.
Reaching out to people with additional outpatient services, as many as 10 doctors reported for duty on Thursday. More PG students from various medical colleges will be reporting here, as the district has asked for 50 more doctors to conduct additional OP in 42 panchayats and eight municipalities.
Intensifying preventive health activities around 800 field staffers are meeting people. To co-ordinate the activities, 72 junior health inspectors will lead the house visits.
In Eloor, where the Primary Health Centre (PHC) is yet to be opened, doctors had been temporarily shifted to a new building the municipality had constructed for BUDS school. A unit of the military medical services also arrived in Eloor on Thursday. Municipal chairperson C.P. Usha said the military medical services too would start functioning in the new building from Friday where people can consult doctors.
The PHC is expected to be functional only by September 5 as it has to be fumigated to make it operational. All equipment and drugs were damaged in the flood.