HYDERABAD: The first few spells of rainfall seem to have led to a rise in the number of dengue cases in the city. On Tuesday alone, 10 cases of dengue were reported in the state, of which six were from the city. Currently, several suspected cases are being reported from Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal districts. However, the worrying fact is that though the dengue season has just begun, the number of cases recorded in the state this year has already touched 966.
The fact that dengue grew to proportions that required it to be declared an epidemic in the state last year, has led to state authorities launching a massive exercise to tackle the disease.
On Wednesday, a high-level meeting was held to review the preparedness of the state health authorities vis-a-vis dengue. As per estimates, 22.9 lakh people are believed to be at high-risk of being affected by the dengue virus. Authorities identified 1,019 dengue high-risk habitations,34 high-risk municipalities and 322 primary health centres where medicines son typically begins in the month of July and continues up to the month of November, the numbers generally come down towards the end of the season. “During the last two years the typical ‘dengue season’ has stopped to exist and dengue has become an all-season virus. In 2018, cases were recorded throughout the year and have continued to trickle for the first six months of this year too, posing the threat of an epidemic.
This year, measures are being taken well in time to check the spread,” a senior health official said.
The fact that dengue grew to proportions that required it to be declared an epidemic in the state last year, has led to state authorities launching a massive exercise to tackle the disease.
On Wednesday, a high-level meeting was held to review the preparedness of the state health authorities vis-a-vis dengue. As per estimates, 22.9 lakh people are believed to be at high-risk of being affected by the dengue virus. Authorities identified 1,019 dengue high-risk habitations,34 high-risk municipalities and 322 primary health centres where medicines son typically begins in the month of July and continues up to the month of November, the numbers generally come down towards the end of the season. “During the last two years the typical ‘dengue season’ has stopped to exist and dengue has become an all-season virus. In 2018, cases were recorded throughout the year and have continued to trickle for the first six months of this year too, posing the threat of an epidemic.
This year, measures are being taken well in time to check the spread,” a senior health official said.
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